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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. Which of Yoko's features is Komako certain Shimamura likes?
(a) Her eyes.
(b) Her figure.
(c) Her lips.
(d) Her hair.

2. What does Shimamura say he often loses with himself?
(a) Honesty.
(b) Confidence.
(c) Patience.
(d) Respect.

3. What does Shimamura hear, which he says 'rings out clearly'?
(a) A woman's voice.
(b) A singing bird.
(c) A church bell.
(d) An alarm.

4. What has Komako cataloged since she was a teenager?
(a) The short stories and novels she has read.
(b) The movies she has seen.
(c) The animals whe has spotted.
(d) The men she has been with.

5. What form of dance does Shimamura find interesting?
(a) Western dances.
(b) Chinese dances.
(c) African tribal dance.
(d) Japanese traditional dance.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Shimamura wearing outside?

2. Who has Komako signed a contract with to serve as a geisha?

3. Where does Shimamura tell the young geisha he has to go in order to collect his money?

4. What do Komako and Shimamura notice the brilliance of as they run toward the burning building?

5. What reason does Komako have for saying she hates people from Tokyo?

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