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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. What can be said of Komako's mood when she is with Shimamura in the first half of Part One of the novel?
(a) Komako is depressed.
(b) Komako is happy.
(c) Komako has mood swings.
(d) Komako hides her moods.

2. What does Komoko say a woman on her own can always do?
(a) Get married.
(b) Depend on her friends.
(c) Find a roommate.
(d) Make a living for herself.

3. Why does the music teacher not teach Komako music?
(a) She dislikes Komako.
(b) She has had a stroke.
(c) She has gone deaf.
(d) Komako dislikes the teacher.

4. What does Yoko tell Shimamura she feels about Komako?
(a) That she does not like Komako.
(b) That she respects Komako.
(c) That she distrusts Komako.
(d) That she thinks Komako is funny.

5. Who runs up to Komako at the train station?
(a) A beggar.
(b) The train conductor.
(c) The music teacher.
(d) Yoko.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Shimamura become "strangely reluctant" to do after he learns of Yoko's new job?

3. When Komako visits Shimamura's room, what does he try to persuade Komako to do?

4. Who is Saichiro?

5. What does Komako do when Shimamura tries to touch her chest?

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