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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 does Shimamura say he let himself believe about the young geisha?
(a) That they would be approving of him.
(b) That they hate their jobs.
(c) That they are better than other women.
(d) That they would all be like Komako.

2. What is Shimamura wearing outside?
(a) A yukata.
(b) A trenchcoat.
(c) A three-piece suit.
(d) A robe.

3. When he feels cold, what does Shimamura decide to do?
(a) Put on a sweater.
(b) Get into bed.
(c) Burn some coal.
(d) Take a bath.

4. What does Komako say her diary can confirm?
(a) The date of her night with Shimamura.
(b) The promises Shimamura made her on his last visit.
(c) What the weather has been like any day of the last year.
(d) How much money she has made working as a geisha.

5. What does Shimamura refer to as "free, uncontrolled fantasy"?
(a) Reading books set abroad.
(b) His dance research.
(c) His trips to the resort town.
(d) Movies.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Komako feel about leaving Shimamura's room?

2. How is Komako described by the old woman Shimamura meets in the latter half of Part One ?

3. When Komako visits Shimamura's room, what does he try to persuade Komako to do?

4. What can be said of Komako's mood when she is with Shimamura in the first half of Part One of the novel?

5. What mode of transportation is Shimamura using to get to the resort town?

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