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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of Yoko's features is Komako certain Shimamura likes?

2. Why does Komako say she has come to Shimamura's room?

3. On Shimamura's third visit to the resort town, what food is the innkeeper's wife warming when he arrives at the inn?

4. What do children build out of snow during the February festival?

5. How many geisha serve the thirty guests of the party that Komako works at?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Komako tell Shimamura of the geisha Kikuyu?

2. What warning does Shimamura's wife give him before his trip to the resort town?

3. How is Komako's samisen delivered to the inn?

4. Why does Shimamura make his third trip to the resort town?

5. What discussion does Shimamura overhear in the hallway?

6. What is Komako's reaction to the news that Yukio is dying?

7. Describe the peddler that Shimamura meets.

8. What is the bird chasing festival?

9. Describe Komako's drunken arrival at Shimamura's room at three in the morning.

10. What occupation did Yoko once consider, and why did she give it up?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast the female leads of the novel: Komako and Yoko. Compare and contrast the following:

a) Komako's and Yoko's personality traits.

b) Komako's and Yoko's role in the story.

c) Komako's and Yoko's relationship with Shimamura.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the relationship of Shimamura and Komako. In your opinion, what is the true nature of their relationship? Do they love each other? What problems have they faced?

Essay Topic 3

The geisha is a prominent figure in the novel "Snow Country". Discuss the role of geisha in the novel.

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