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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part One, Pages 28 - 38.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Komako bite her arm?
(a) Because Komako wants to scare Shimamura.
(b) Because Komako wants to make it look like someone attacked her.
(c) Because Komako is trying to be funny.
(d) Because Komako's body has gone limp.

2. Who is Shimamura told has a girl living with her that may serve him instead of a geisha?
(a) A local shopkeeper.
(b) The town music teacher.
(c) The Innkeeper.
(d) The town mayor.

3. What did Shimamura say one look at the young geisha did?
(a) Reminds him of his wife.
(b) Melts his desire for a woman.
(c) Stops his heart.
(d) Makes him feel guilty.

4. What does Shimamura hear, which he says 'rings out clearly'?
(a) A singing bird.
(b) A church bell.
(c) A woman's voice.
(d) An alarm.

5. What form of dance does Shimamura find interesting?
(a) African tribal dance.
(b) Chinese dances.
(c) Western dances.
(d) Japanese traditional dance.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Shimamura and Komako talk about?

2. How does Shimamura claim money has been sent to him?

3. What can be said of Komako's mood when she is with Shimamura in the first half of Part One of the novel?

4. What is Shimamura wearing outside?

5. What is the weather like outside on the night of Komako's visit to Shimamura's room?

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