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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 the night of the festival, who asks Shimamura whether he ever worries about other people's problems?
(a) Kikuyu.
(b) A beggar woman.
(c) Yoko.
(d) Komako.

2. On Shimamura's third visit to the resort town, what food is the innkeeper's wife warming when he arrives at the inn?
(a) Rice cakes.
(b) Beef steak.
(c) Long cakes.
(d) Miso soup.

3. How does Komako practice music?
(a) With a tutor.
(b) By listening to recordings.
(c) With another geisha.
(d) From scores.

4. What reason does the old woman give for Komako having become a geisha?
(a) Komako needs to pay off gambling debts.
(b) Komako has a gift for the arts practiced by geisha.
(c) Komako can find no other work.
(d) Komako is helping to pay medical bills.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How long does Komako say it has been since Shimamura last visited the resort town when he returns at the beginning of Part Two?

2. What skill does Komako tell Shimamura she has one night?

3. What does Yukio's mother do for a living?

4. How are Komako's skills described to Shimamura?

5. Who is Shimamura told has a girl living with her that may serve him instead of a geisha?

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