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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 is the weather like outside on the night of Komako's visit to Shimamura's room?
(a) It is raining heavily.
(b) It is foggy.
(c) It is snowing heavily.
(d) It is clear but cold.

2. What does Yukio's mother do for a living?
(a) Yukio's mother is a farmer.
(b) Yukio's mother is a music teacher.
(c) Yukio's mother is a doctor.
(d) Yukio's mother is a fisherman.

3. What reason does the old woman give for Komako having become a geisha?
(a) Komako has a gift for the arts practiced by geisha.
(b) Komako needs to pay off gambling debts.
(c) Komako is helping to pay medical bills.
(d) Komako can find no other work.

4. When Komako comes to Shimamura's room drunk, what does she ask him to cut for her?
(a) A piece of bread.
(b) Her tangled hair.
(c) The strings supporting her hair.
(d) A knotted sash.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Shimamura wonder about when he's on the train?

2. How are Komako's skills described to Shimamura?

3. What do Shimamura and Komako talk about?

4. What does Shimamura believe is the relationship between Yoko and Yukio?

5. What is Komako's purpose in creating her catalog?

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