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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Komako refuse to close one day when she is staying at the inn with Shimamura?
(a) A book.
(b) A cabinet.
(c) A window.
(d) A door.

2. Before she stumbles into Shimamura's room, who has Komako spent the evening with?
(a) Her friends.
(b) Some travelers.
(c) A lover.
(d) A patron.

3. How does Shimamura admit he acted toward the young geisha?
(a) Not very nicely.
(b) Inappropriately.
(c) Aggressively.
(d) Gentlemanly.

4. What does Komako do when Shimamura tries to touch her chest?
(a) Komako calls for help.
(b) Komako crosses her arms in front of her.
(c) Komako yells at Shimamura.
(d) Komako slaps Shimamura.

5. How old is Yukio?
(a) Twenty-five.
(b) Thirty.
(c) Twenty-eight.
(d) Thirty-six.

6. What can be said of Komako's mood when she is with Shimamura in the first half of Part One of the novel?
(a) Komako is depressed.
(b) Komako has mood swings.
(c) Komako hides her moods.
(d) Komako is happy.

7. Who is Komako engaged to, according to the old woman?
(a) Shimamura.
(b) A doctor.
(c) One of her wealthy patrons.
(d) Yukio.

8. What do Shimamura and Komako talk about?
(a) The hot springs.
(b) The mountains.
(c) The train.
(d) Books.

9. When Shimamura comes back to the resort town for a second time, how many days does Komako say it has been since she and Shimamura were last together?
(a) One hundred and ninety-nine days.
(b) Three-hundred and seven days.
(c) Thirty days.
(d) Ninety days.

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

11. What did Shimamura say one look at the young geisha did?
(a) Stops his heart.
(b) Makes him feel guilty.
(c) Melts his desire for a woman.
(d) Reminds him of his wife.

12. What does Komako have to drink after barging into Shimamura's room for the second time?
(a) Sake.
(b) Water.
(c) Wine.
(d) Tea.

13. What does Shimamura suddenly find himself enchanted by as he leaves to collect his money?
(a) A quick flowing river.
(b) The leaves on the mountain.
(c) A beautiful geisha.
(d) The smell of the hot springs.

14. The day after Shimamura and Komako sleep together, where does Shimamura depart for?
(a) Tokyo.
(b) Niigata.
(c) Osaka.
(d) A neighboring village.

15. Who tells Shimamura about the unlicensed geisha, Komako?
(a) A patron of a bar.
(b) A geisha.
(c) A bather at the hot springs.
(d) A maid.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Shimamura say left him at the sight of the young geisha?

2. What does Komako say her diary can confirm?

3. What disease does Yukio, the music teacher's son, suffer from?

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

5. What does Yukio's mother do for a living?

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