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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Komako's complaint when she calls to Shimamura from the hallway?
(a) She cannot see.
(b) She hurt herself.
(c) She is lost.
(d) She is cold.

2. How are Komako's skills described to Shimamura?
(a) As unrefined.
(b) As not amateur.
(c) As well-practiced.
(d) As the best in town.

3. What do Shimamura and Komako talk about?
(a) The train.
(b) Books.
(c) The mountains.
(d) The hot springs.

4. Who does Komako says is entitled to decided when a geisha is dismissed?
(a) The guest.
(b) The geisha.
(c) The innkeeper.
(d) The geisha's guardian.

5. What does Komako do when Shimamura tries to touch her chest?
(a) Komako slaps Shimamura.
(b) Komako yells at Shimamura.
(c) Komako calls for help.
(d) Komako crosses her arms in front of her.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Shimamura refer to as "free, uncontrolled fantasy"?

2. What does Komako have to drink after barging into Shimamura's room for the second time?

3. What condition is Komako in when she visits Shimamura's room?

4. What mode of transportation is Shimamura using to get to the resort town?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Komako's condition when she shows up at Shimamura's room in the middle of the night on his first visit to the resort town?

2. Why doesn't the young geisha sent to Shimamura interest him?

3. Who does Shimamura meet on his way home from Komako's room, and what impressed him about this person?

4. What does Komako find upsetting in her diary?

5. What kind of relationship does Shimamura apparently want with Komako?

6. What opinions does Shimamura express about Komako's catalog?

7. Why has Komako started working as a geisha, according to the person Kamako meets on his way home from Komako's room?

8. What does Shimamura notice about Yoko's care of her sick companion?

9. Why does Komako bite her own arm?

10. Where is Shimamura headed at the beginning of the story, and who does he plan to meet?

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