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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 bite her arm?
(a) Because Komako is trying to be funny.
(b) Because Komako wants to make it look like someone attacked her.
(c) Because Komako's body has gone limp.
(d) Because Komako wants to scare Shimamura.

2. What instrument are geisha heard playing by Shimamura and the old woman he meets?
(a) The samisen.
(b) The taiko drum.
(c) The harp.
(d) The flute.

3. What is Shimamura's first impression of Komako?
(a) Of ignorance.
(b) Of cleanliness.
(c) Of beauty.
(d) Of confidence.

4. What is Komako's purpose in creating her catalog?
(a) Komako will read it as an old woman to remember her youth.
(b) Komako hopes to share it with her children.
(c) There is no purpose.
(d) It is like a fun personal game for her.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Yukio's mother do for a living?

3. Why does Komako blame Shimamura for sleeping with her?

4. How does Komako practice music?

5. What does Shimamura pretend to look at during his trip to the resort town?

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