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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Komako say she will not do with Shimamura again?
(a) Bathe with him.
(b) Talk to him about personal matters.
(c) See him off at the train station.
(d) Sleep with him.

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

4. What is the weather like outside the night before Shimamura is to return to Tokyo?
(a) It is quite warm outside.
(b) It is snowing outside.
(c) It is very cold outside.
(d) It is raining outside.

5. Who saw Komako off when she left for geisha training?
(a) Nobody.
(b) Only Yukio.
(c) Only the music teacher.
(d) Only Yoko.

6. Who does Shimamura notice Komako doesn't mention when she talks about Yukio?
(a) Shimamura.
(b) Yoko.
(c) Komako herself.
(d) The music teacher.

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

8. What does Komako call home to have delivered?
(a) An instrument.
(b) A fresh kimono.
(c) Her makeup.
(d) Her diary.

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

10. What does Komako insist she and Shimamura do the night before he is to return to Tokyo?
(a) Meet with Yoko.
(b) Go for a walk.
(c) Go drinking.
(d) Bathe in the hot springs.

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

12. What creature(s) does Shimamura's wife refer to in her warning about the season?
(a) Moths.
(b) Forest spirits.
(c) A Dragon.
(d) Rats.

13. What occupational ambition did Yoko have in the past?
(a) To be a doctor.
(b) To be a writer.
(c) To be a teacher.
(d) To be a nurse.

14. How many times has Komako visited Yukio's grave?
(a) Twelve times.
(b) Never.
(c) Three or four times.
(d) Only once.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. After working for a year, how much of her geisha-service contract does Komako say she has already paid off?

2. What does Komako have Yoko deliver to Shimamura?

3. When Komako comes to Shimamura's room drunk, what does she ask him to cut for her?

4. Who has died since Shimamura last left the resort town?

5. On their first full day together, what does Shimamura suggest Komako practice?

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