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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. In Shimamura's room at night, what does Komako claim is ailing her before stating that she must go home?
(a) A headache.
(b) Dizziness.
(c) A stomach ache.
(d) A fever.

2. 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 happy.
(b) Komako is depressed.
(c) Komako has mood swings.
(d) Komako hides her moods.

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

4. At night with Shimamura, who does Komako say spend all of their time at the cemetery?
(a) Yukio.
(b) The music teacher.
(c) Yoko.
(d) Her mother.

5. What occupational ambition did Yoko have in the past?
(a) To be a writer.
(b) To be a nurse.
(c) To be a doctor.
(d) To be a teacher.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Shimamura wearing outside?

2. In Shimamura's room at night, what does Komako say she will do until she has recovered from her ailment?

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

4. The day after Shimamura and Komako sleep together, where does Shimamura depart for?

5. Why does Komako decline Shimamura's invitation to take a bath?

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