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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Komako have Yoko deliver to Shimamura?
(a) A bottle of sake.
(b) A boxed lunch.
(c) A book about dancing.
(d) A note.

2. What does Shimamura ask Komako about Yoko, which makes her angry?
(a) Whether Yoko loved Yukio.
(b) Whether Komako treats Yoko nicely.
(c) Whether Yoko lives alone.
(d) Whether Yoko is single.

3. Where did the food come from that the innkeeper's wife is warming?
(a) The food was prepared by geisha.
(b) The food was donated by a church.
(c) The food is leftover from a celebration.
(d) The food was brought to the inn from Komako's house.

4. At the festival at night, what does Shimamura say is different in the resort town than in Tokyo?
(a) The music.
(b) The spirit of the people.
(c) The stars.
(d) The air.

5. What obstacle can the drunken Komako not believe she surpassed on her own to reach Shimamura's room?
(a) A rickety bridge.
(b) A locked gate.
(c) The hill to the inn.
(d) The dark hallway.

6. What kind of grass used to thatch roofs does Shimamura see some women carrying?
(a) Kiseki grass.
(b) Midori grass.
(c) Kaya grass.
(d) Silver grass.

7. What skill does Komako tell Shimamura she has one night?
(a) Fishing.
(b) Drawing.
(c) Kite-flying.
(d) Sewing.

8. How does Komako practice music?
(a) From scores.
(b) With another geisha.
(c) With a tutor.
(d) By listening to recordings.

9. What does Shimamura's wife say he should take care of in her warning about the season?
(a) His clothing.
(b) His health.
(c) His eating habits.
(d) His bathing habits.

10. What is Komako told about Yukio at the train station?
(a) That he is marrying Yoko.
(b) That he has recovered from his illness.
(c) That Yukio is dying.
(d) That he is asking to see her.

11. What does Komako apparently stop trying to do when staying at Shimamura's?
(a) Drinking too much alcohol
(b) Leaving before daybreak.
(c) Sitting on the floor.
(d) Snoring.

12. Who is Kikuyu?
(a) The music teacher.
(b) Komako's sister.
(c) Shimamura's wife.
(d) A geisha who has left town.

13. What answer does Komako give to Shimamura's questions about her engagement?
(a) Komako is engaged.
(b) Komako might be forced get married.
(c) Komako is not engaged.
(d) Komako hopes to get married someday.

14. What does Komoko say a woman on her own can always do?
(a) Depend on her friends.
(b) Get married.
(c) Find a roommate.
(d) Make a living for herself.

15. What does Shimamura suppose Yoko thinks of Komako?
(a) That Komako is a role-model.
(b) That Komako is a good friend.
(c) That Komako is untrustworthy.
(d) That Komako is a disgrace.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Komako sent to become a geisha?

2. How long does Komako say it has been since Shimamura last visited the resort town when he returns at the beginning of Part Two?

3. What occupational ambition did Yoko have in the past?

4. What reason does Shimamura give Komako for his third visit to the resort town?

5. What song do children sing during the February festival?

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