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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. What disease does Yukio, the music teacher's son, suffer from?
(a) Small pox.
(b) Spanish Influenza.
(c) Intestinal tuberculosis.
(d) Cancer.

2. What does Komako find strange that Shimamura hadn't mentioned?
(a) That Shimamura is interested in Yoko.
(b) That Shimamura had seen her at the train station.
(c) That Shimamura will be leaving for Tokyo.
(d) That Shimamura is married.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Komako do when Shimamura tries to touch her chest?

2. After he has climbed up the mountain for fun, how does Shimamura descend again?

3. What can the old woman that Shimamura meets in the latter half of Part One of the book tell about him from his physique?

4. When he feels cold, what does Shimamura decide to do?

5. What form of dance does Shimamura find interesting?

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