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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of geisha does Shimamura request?
(a) An experienced one.
(b) One who is talented musically.
(c) One who dances beautifully.
(d) A young and good-looking one.

2. What does Shimamura actually look at during his trip to the resort town?
(a) Yoko's feet.
(b) The sky.
(c) Yoko's reflection in the window.
(d) The sick man.

3. What does Komako make a list of?
(a) Books she likes.
(b) Places she likes.
(c) Animals she likes.
(d) Men she likes.

4. What disease does Yukio, the music teacher's son, suffer from?
(a) Intestinal tuberculosis.
(b) Spanish Influenza.
(c) Cancer.
(d) Small pox.

5. What is Komako's complaint when she calls to Shimamura from the hallway?
(a) She is lost.
(b) She is cold.
(c) She cannot see.
(d) She hurt herself.

Short Answer Questions

1. How are Komako's skills described to Shimamura?

2. Who does Shimamura think Komako would be a good companion for?

3. How does Shimamura claim money has been sent to him?

4. What mode of transportation is Shimamura using to get to the resort town?

5. What is the temperature in snow country?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why doesn't the young geisha sent to Shimamura interest him?

2. What happens with Komako on a night during Shimamura's first visit to the resort town that contradicts a decision he made earlier?

3. What symbolism does Shimamura see in the reflection of Yoko's face in the window?

4. Why does Komako have to leave before daylight?

5. When Shimamura arrives for his second visit to the resort town, how many days does Komako say it has it been since she and Shimamura spent their night together, and how can she be sure of this?

6. What has Komako cataloged since she was a teenager?

7. What are Komako's living arrangements like?

8. Why has Komako started working as a geisha, according to the person Kamako meets on his way home from Komako's room?

9. What excuse does Shimamura use to leave his room with the geisha?

10. How does Komako express her liking of Shimamura when she visits his room at the inn on his second visit to the resort town?

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