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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part One, Pages 38 - 65.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Komako have to drink after barging into Shimamura's room for the second time?
(a) Wine.
(b) Water.
(c) Sake.
(d) Tea.

3. In Shimamura's room at night, what does Komako say she will do until she has recovered from her ailment?
(a) Lie in Shimamura's bed.
(b) Sit on the floor.
(c) Take a bath.
(d) Wait in the hallway.

4. When Shimamura comes back to the resort town for a second time, how many days does Komako say it has been since she and Shimamura were last together?
(a) One hundred and ninety-nine days.
(b) Ninety days.
(c) Three-hundred and seven days.
(d) Thirty days.

5. What do Shimamura and Komako talk about?
(a) The hot springs.
(b) The train.
(c) Books.
(d) The mountains.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Komako live?

2. How does Shimamura describe Komako's cataloging?

3. What has Komako cataloged since she was a teenager?

4. What does Shimamura say seems to be pulling him back to Komako from afar?

5. What does Shimamura say he often loses with himself?

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