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18 Cards in this Set
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Literary genre of In Search of Honor
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historical fiction
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Whom does Jacques want to find when he returns to Paris?
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Phillipe
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Who is Phillipe?
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Thomas Grammond's son and Jacques's friend
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What do Jacques and his mother hope will happen to Jacques's father's murderer that gives them hope?
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They hope the murderer will be punished.
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What is the punishment for the Comte de Guiche's son?
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He has to pay a fine to Jacques's mother.
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How does Jacques's mother respond to the Comte de Guiche's son's payment?
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She is outraged and throws the money and spits at him.
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How does Jacques's father's death affect Jacques's work?
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Jacques pours his heart and soul into his work and becomes a more skilled artisan.
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Why doesn't Jacques's mother do her lace work any more and how does Jacques feel about her condition?
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She has become a drunk and can no longer do her lace work. Jacques is too proud to admit the problem and lies to Phillipe and Charpentier.
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Who is the man who comes into Charpentier's cafe and speaks out about the king and queen?
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Danton
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Why does Danton visit Jacques's shop?
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He wants Jacques to make a miniature medallion of himself to give to a lady.
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What does Danton do when the medallion isn't finished on time? What does this say about Danton?
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Danton is patient with Jacques and tells him to take all the time he needs and gives him half the money. This shows that Danton is very manipulative and wants to manipulate Jacques.
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When Latude refuses to pay Thomas for the work Thomas had done, why does Jacques want to help Thomas?
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Jacques is angered by the injustice of the situation and thinks about the injustice he felt at the trial of his father's murderer.
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Whose idea was it to break into Latude's house?
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Jacques
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What does Jacques find unusual about Pierre-Joseph?
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He finds it unusual that Pierre-Joseph's music is not sad.
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Why didn't Pierre-Joseph's family try to get him out of prison?
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They didn't know where he was.
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Why doesn't Jacques go to the Low Countries with Thomas and Louis?
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He wants to go home to take care of his mother.
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Why does Jacques want to flee Paris?
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He is afraid that he will not be able to withstand the pressure Danton will place on him, and he will bend to Danton's wishes.
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What "secret of the Seine" does Jacques learn?
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that constancy results from obedience to the Creator
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