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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Two, Pages 139 - 172.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What country is "Snow Country" set in?
(a) India.
(b) China.
(c) Japan.
(d) Korea.

2. How many geisha serve the thirty guests of the party that Komako works at?
(a) Fifteen.
(b) Three.
(c) Six.
(d) Ten.

3. After working for a year, how much of her geisha-service contract does Komako say she has already paid off?
(a) Half of it.
(b) None of it.
(c) Three-quarters of it.
(d) All of it.

4. What can the old woman that Shimamura meets in the latter half of Part One of the book tell about him from his physique?
(a) That he has a weak back.
(b) That he is a father.
(c) That he does not drink.
(d) That he works hard.

5. What does Shimamura wonder about when he's on the train?
(a) Whether Yukio is dead.
(b) Whether the weather will stay clear.
(c) Whether Yoko loves Yukio.
(d) Whether the train will reach Tokyo on time

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Shimamura learn that Yoko is working?

2. What does Shimamura become "strangely reluctant" to do after he learns of Yoko's new job?

3. Who is Saichiro?

4. What is the name of the mountain range that surrounds the resort town?

5. How does Shimamura describe Komako's cataloging?

(see the answer key)

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