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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part One, Pages 65 - 87.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Komako have to leave Shimamura's room before daylight?
(a) So that Shimamura can sleep in.
(b) So that she will not be late for work.
(c) So that she can watch the sun rise.
(d) So that no one will see her face.

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

3. Why does Komako blame Shimamura for sleeping with her?
(a) Because Shimamura is married.
(b) Because Shimamura was too weak to sleep with the geisha.
(c) Because Shimamura is older than Komako.
(d) Because Komako was drunk.

4. When Komako visits Shimamura's room, what does he try to persuade Komako to do?
(a) To call a taxi.
(b) To get herself a room at the inn.
(c) To stay the night.
(d) To walk home.

5. What is the temperature in snow country?
(a) Unseasonably warm.
(b) Ten degrees.
(c) Below zero.
(d) Minus twenty degrees.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who tells Shimamura about the unlicensed geisha, Komako?

2. What does Komako write in her diary?

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

4. What does Komako apparently stop trying to do when staying at Shimamura's?

5. Why does Komako question Shimamura's sexual advances?

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