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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 Komako was drunk.
(b) Because Shimamura was too weak to sleep with the geisha.
(c) Because Shimamura is older than Komako.
(d) Because Shimamura is married.

2. What does Komako do for a living?
(a) Komako is a writer.
(b) Komako is a teacher.
(c) Komako is a geisha.
(d) Komako is a weaver.

3. How much snow is expected when Shimamura arrives in snow country?
(a) One or two feet.
(b) Seven or eight feet.
(c) Four or five inches.
(d) None.

4. Why is Shimamura told that there are no geishas available?
(a) Shimamura doesn't have enough money.
(b) The weather is to dangerous to travel in.
(c) It is a holiday for the geisha.
(d) There is a celebration in town.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In reference to the night they spent together, what does Shimamura assure Komako of?

2. What instrument are geisha heard playing by Shimamura and the old woman he meets?

3. How does Shimamura feel as he descends the mountain?

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

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

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