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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Joncour notice about the other passengers on the train as he travels home from his fourth trip to Japan?
(a) The passengers are Japanese.
(b) The passengers are older.
(c) The passengers look strange to him.
(d) The passengers are sweating.

2. What does Joncour see when the procession with the mistress goes by him?
(a) The mistress' eyes.
(b) The brightly-colored fabrics.
(c) The blue of the sky.
(d) The flames of war.

3. Where is the event held that Helene and Joncour attend on the Riviera?
(a) On the beach.
(b) At the Hotel Suisse.
(c) In the Piazza Restaurant.
(d) At the Hotel Nice.

4. When Joncour leaves town on his third trip, what does he do on the way out of town?
(a) Screams at the top of the hill into the air.
(b) Cries at the last sight of the village.
(c) Shoots a sitting bird.
(d) Shoots his revolver into the air to scare the resting birds.

5. What does Baldabiou think Joncour is doing with the house he buys?
(a) That he's going crazy.
(b) That he's looking for something.
(c) That he's happy at last.
(d) That it is a good hobby.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Joncour travel north on his way home from the fourth trip to Japan?

2. When does Joncour go to his park and sit by the lake?

3. What does Hara Kei say to Joncour about the fate of the boy who led Joncour to Hara Kei's procession?

4. When Joncour sees his wife flirt with the Englishman, what happens to him?

5. When Joncour gets off the train and opens the eggs on his way home on the fourth trip, what does he find?

Short Essay Questions

1. For the fourth trip to Japan, who makes the decision to go? Why is this startling? Why does Baldabiou lie to everyone except Helene about the trip?

2. What happens the morning after Hara Kei's party? Why do you think Hara Kei left? How does Joncour find the aviary? What is this saying to Joncour?

3. On his final trip to Madame Blanche's, what does she tell Joncour about his wife that he did not know?

4. Why do you think Madame Blanche wants to forget about her native language? Why does she make Joncour promise to never return to her for a translation?

5. On the fourth trip to Japan, when Joncour offers gold to Hara Kei, what is he buying?

6. Why does Helene pretend not to notice the letters when they are clearly in plain sight?

7. For the fourth trip to Japan, Baldabiou is unsure whether or not to send Joncour. What are his misgivings? When discussing it with Joncour, who is he trying to convince?

8. The envelope that Joncour receives is mailed from Ostend, which is in Belgium. Who do you think sent the letters knowing this information?

9. On his fourth trip to Japan, what does Joncour find when he arrives at Hara Kei's village? How does he see the village? What is the state of the village a symbol of?

10. What does Joncour mean when he says to the Englishman, "We are all marvelous, and we are all revolting"?

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