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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In reference to the night they spent together, what does Shimamura assure Komako of?
(a) That he was not laughing at her.
(b) That he remembers it fondly.
(c) That he told nobody about it.
(d) That he doesn't believe Komako loves him.

3. What does Komako intend to do with her diary before she dies?
(a) Donate it to a museum.
(b) Burn it.
(c) Bury it.
(d) Give it to her children.

4. How does Shimamura feel as he descends the mountain?
(a) He is stressed.
(b) He is happy.
(c) He is out of control.
(d) He is worried.

5. After visiting Komako's room, who does Shimamura meet on his way home?
(a) A housewife.
(b) A geisha.
(c) A Russian peddler.
(d) A blind masseuse.

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

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

8. What is the temperature in snow country?
(a) Below zero.
(b) Unseasonably warm.
(c) Ten degrees.
(d) Minus twenty degrees.

9. How does Komako feel about leaving Shimamura's room?
(a) Joyful.
(b) Sad.
(c) Relieved.
(d) Reluctant.

10. What does Komako find strange that Shimamura hadn't mentioned?
(a) That Shimamura is interested in Yoko.
(b) That Shimamura will be leaving for Tokyo.
(c) That Shimamura had seen her at the train station.
(d) That Shimamura is married.

11. 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) Thirty days.
(c) Ninety days.
(d) Three-hundred and seven days.

12. Who is Yoko accompanied by?
(a) A relative.
(b) A child.
(c) A sick man.
(d) A nurse.

13. What relationship does Shimamura want with Komako?
(a) A romantic relationship.
(b) Friendship.
(c) No relationship at all.
(d) An employer/employee relationship.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Before she stumbles into Shimamura's room, who has Komako spent the evening with?

2. What kind of geisha does Shimamura request?

3. Who does Shimamura ask to hire a geisha for him?

4. What country is "Snow Country" set in?

5. What does Shimamura pretend to look at during his trip to the resort town?

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