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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 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 be approving of him.
(d) That they would all be like Komako.

2. What does Shimamura ask Komako about Yoko, which makes her angry?
(a) Whether Yoko is single.
(b) Whether Yoko loved Yukio.
(c) Whether Yoko lives alone.
(d) Whether Komako treats Yoko nicely.

3. What is Komako told about Yukio at the train station?
(a) That he is marrying Yoko.
(b) That Yukio is dying.
(c) That he is asking to see her.
(d) That he has recovered from his illness.

4. What does Komako call home to have delivered?
(a) A fresh kimono.
(b) Her diary.
(c) Her makeup.
(d) An instrument.

5. How does Komako practice music?
(a) With a tutor.
(b) By listening to recordings.
(c) From scores.
(d) With another geisha.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Yoko is sent to Shimamura's room a second time, where does Yoko tell him she intends to go?

2. Who or what appears on Komako's list the most?

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

4. What is the weather like outside on the night of Komako's visit to Shimamura's room?

5. What can be said of Komako's mood when she is with Shimamura in the first half of Part One of the novel?

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