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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. Who is on the train with Shimamura when he leaves to go back to Tokyo at the end of Part One?
(a) A mother and her children.
(b) A young man in a western-style suit.
(c) An elderly woman carrying parcels of food.
(d) A middle-aged man and a young woman.

2. How does Shimamura admit he acted toward the young geisha?
(a) Gentlemanly.
(b) Not very nicely.
(c) Inappropriately.
(d) Aggressively.

3. What are Komako's feelings about visiting the cemetery?
(a) Komako is agreeable to going.
(b) Komako is relieved to finally go.
(c) Komako is indifferent about going.
(d) Komako is unwilling to go.

4. What does Shimamura say he let himself believe about the young geisha?
(a) That they are better than other women.
(b) That they hate their jobs.
(c) That they would all be like Komako.
(d) That they would be approving of him.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the weather like outside the night before Shimamura is to return to Tokyo?

2. Who does Shimamura hear Komako discussing her fee with?

3. What does Komako make a list of?

4. In Part One, what does Shimamura discover one morning when he awakes?

5. How does Shimamura feel as he descends the mountain?

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