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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 Komako tell Shimamura had worried her for a time?
(a) That she was pregnant.
(b) That she would have to leave the resort town.
(c) That her mother hated her.
(d) That she was losing her mind.

2. What does Komako have Yoko deliver to Shimamura?
(a) A book about dancing.
(b) A bottle of sake.
(c) A boxed lunch.
(d) A note.

3. After working for a year, how much of her geisha-service contract does Komako say she has already paid off?
(a) Half of it.
(b) None of it.
(c) Three-quarters of it.
(d) All of it.

4. In the spring, how long had Shimamura spent in the mountains?
(a) Seven days.
(b) Two weeks.
(c) One month.
(d) Three days.

5. What is Komako's room like?
(a) The room is windowless.
(b) The room is neat.
(c) The room is bare.
(d) The room is messy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do children build out of snow during the February festival?

2. Who is Komako engaged to, according to the old woman?

3. How does Komako practice music?

4. What reason does Shimamura give Komako for his third visit to the resort town?

5. What promise does Komako say Shimamura broke with her?

(see the answer key)

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