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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What time in the morning is it when Komako enters Shimamura's room "dead drunk"?
(a) Three o'clock.
(b) Four o'clock.
(c) One o'clock.
(d) Six o'clock.

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

3. Who thought it was a good idea for Yukio and Komako to marry?
(a) Komako's mother.
(b) Yukio's mother.
(c) Komako herself.
(d) Yukio himself.

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

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

6. Who does Shimamura hear Komako discussing her fee with?
(a) Yoko.
(b) The innkeeper.
(c) Another geisha.
(d) A maid.

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

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

9. Who is Saichiro?
(a) The town doctor.
(b) Komako's patron.
(c) A guest at the inn.
(d) Yoko's brother.

10. Where was Komako sent to become a geisha?
(a) Kyoto.
(b) Niigata.
(c) Osaka.
(d) Tokyo.

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

12. On the night of the festival, who asks Shimamura whether he ever worries about other people's problems?
(a) Kikuyu.
(b) Yoko.
(c) A beggar woman.
(d) Komako.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What obstacle can the drunken Komako not believe she surpassed on her own to reach Shimamura's room?

2. Why does Komako decline Shimamura's invitation to take a bath?

3. How many times has Komako visited Yukio's grave?

4. What does Komoko say a woman on her own can always do?

5. On Shimamura's third visit to the resort town, what food is the innkeeper's wife warming when he arrives at the inn?

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