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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Two, Pages 108 - 139.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On their first full day together, what does Shimamura suggest Komako practice?
(a) English words.
(b) The taiko drum.
(c) The samisen.
(d) Occidental dance.

2. Where does Shimamura tell the young geisha he has to go in order to collect his money?
(a) The post office.
(b) The bank.
(c) The train station.
(d) The library.

3. The day after Shimamura and Komako sleep together, where does Shimamura depart for?
(a) Osaka.
(b) Tokyo.
(c) Niigata.
(d) A neighboring village.

4. What does Shimamura actually look at during his trip to the resort town?
(a) Yoko's feet.
(b) The sick man.
(c) The sky.
(d) Yoko's reflection in the window.

5. What condition is Komako in when she visits Shimamura's room?
(a) She is tired.
(b) She is drunk.
(c) She is lucid.
(d) She is ill.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Komako intend to do with her diary before she dies?

2. How is Komako described by the old woman Shimamura meets in the latter half of Part One ?

3. What are Komako's feelings about visiting the cemetery?

4. What does Shimamura wonder about when he's on the train?

5. When Komako comes to Shimamura's room drunk, what does she ask him to cut for her?

(see the answer key)

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