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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. The morning after the party, who is waiting for Joncour outside of his house?
2. What is the date that Joncour gets off the train to open the eggs on his fourth trip?
3. When Baldabiou leaves, what does he give to Joncour?
4. Why does Baldabiou NOT want to send Joncour back to Japan for a fourth trip?
5. For the letters to be translated, Joncour must promise what?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does the author describe the train trip so vividly returning from Japan on the fourth trip? What is the significance of the heat that Joncour sees on the fields and with the other passengers? What is he watching happening?
2. What does Joncour mean when he says to the Englishman, "We are all marvelous, and we are all revolting"?
3. On the fourth trip to Japan, what does the young boy offer Joncour to get him to follow him? Who is this boy? Who sent him? Why is he in the village alone?
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. On the fourth trip to Japan, describe the young boy that Joncour follows? What is he playing? Why would he play music as they wander through the villages?
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. Helene runs after Baldabiou at the train station and they embrace and she cries. What does this tell the reader about their relationship? Do you think something happened?
9. Why does Joncour take Baldabiou to the house of Jean Berbeck that he buys? What is he looking for? Why does he think that Baldabiou will understand?
10. What does Joncour hear as Hara Kei hold the gun to his head? Describe the sounds of what is happening around him.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
When Hara Kei tells Joncour that the mistress does not speak his language, is there a deeper meaning? What would it be?
Essay Topic 2
Describe the items hanging from the litter of the mistress. What do they signify? Which items make noise? Do you believe she is still in the litter? Do you think she is beaten? Are the items hanging from the litter a sign of her captivity? How?
Essay Topic 3
What do you think the relationship was between Helene and Madame Blanche? How do you think Helene found Madame Blanche? Do you think Helene saw her before she translated the letters? Why? Why not? Why do you think Madame Blanche visited Helene's grave?
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