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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Shimamura learn that Yoko is working?
(a) At a geisha house.
(b) At the hospital.
(c) At the candy shop.
(d) At the inn.

2. What promise does Komako say Shimamura broke with her?
(a) To write her letters.
(b) To visit her on February fourteenth.
(c) To leave his wife.
(d) To never come back to the resort town.

3. Who says Shimamura asks questions he has no business asking?
(a) Shimamura's wife.
(b) Yoko.
(c) Komako.
(d) Kikuyu.

4. What festival is held in the resort town in February?
(a) The dragon dance festival.
(b) The bird chasing festival.
(c) The snow festival.
(d) The new year festival.

5. On the mornings she is at Shimamura's, what does Komako sometimes do?
(a) Play with the innkeepter's daughter.
(b) Write in her diary.
(c) Take long walks by herself.
(d) Help with work at the inn.

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

7. How long does Komako say it has been since Shimamura last visited the resort town when he returns at the beginning of Part Two?
(a) A year and a half.
(b) Two years.
(c) Six Months.
(d) One year.

8. Why does Komako decline Shimamura's invitation to take a bath?
(a) Komako is angry with Shimamura.
(b) Komako fears that she will catch a cold.
(c) Komako had already taken a bath.
(d) Komako fears that someone might see her.

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

10. In her new home, what must Komako do to save electricity?
(a) Wash her clothes by hand.
(b) Read by candlelight.
(c) Burn coal for heat.
(d) Bathe in cold water.

11. What does Komako think Shimamura should do the day following the festival?
(a) Take a walk with her.
(b) Explore the countryside.
(c) Visit Yoko.
(d) Return to Tokyo.

12. Where does Komako tell Yoko she had considered going when they met early in this section?
(a) To the doctor.
(b) To the hairdresser.
(c) To the hot springs.
(d) To the cemetary.

13. What sport does Komako say she enjoys?
(a) Croquet.
(b) Archery.
(c) Badminton.
(d) Skiing.

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

15. At night with Shimamura, who does Komako say spend all of their time at the cemetery?
(a) The music teacher.
(b) Yukio.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Yoko.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is on the train with Shimamura when he leaves to go back to Tokyo at the end of Part One?

2. Who thought it was a good idea for Yukio and Komako to marry?

3. What does Komako insist she and Shimamura do the night before he is to return to Tokyo?

4. What does Komako excuse herself from the cemetery to do?

5. What is Komako told about Yukio at the train station?

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