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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. When he feels cold, what does Shimamura decide to do?
(a) Get into bed.
(b) Take a bath.
(c) Burn some coal.
(d) Put on a sweater.

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

3. When Komako visits Shimamura's room, what does he try to persuade Komako to do?
(a) To stay the night.
(b) To call a taxi.
(c) To walk home.
(d) To get herself a room at the inn.

4. After visiting Komako's room, who does Shimamura meet on his way home?
(a) A Russian peddler.
(b) A housewife.
(c) A blind masseuse.
(d) A geisha.

5. What does Shimamura say left him at the sight of the young geisha?
(a) His courage.
(b) His honor.
(c) His strength.
(d) His determination.

Short Answer Questions

1. After he has climbed up the mountain for fun, how does Shimamura descend again?

2. What does Komako say her diary can confirm?

3. What does Komako write in her diary?

4. Why does Komako blame Shimamura for sleeping with her?

5. What can the old woman that Shimamura meets in the latter half of Part One of the book tell about him from his physique?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who does Shimamura observe on the train on his way to the resort town?

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

3. What secrets about herself does Komako reveal when she visits Shimamura's room at night during his second visit to the resort town?

4. What is Komako's condition when she shows up at Shimamura's room in the middle of the night on his first visit to the resort town?

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. Describe Komako's situation at the time of her first meeting with Shimamura.

7. While sitting on the train on his way to the resort town, what does Shimamura discreetly look at?

8. Who does Shimamura meet on his way home from Komako's room, and what impressed him about this person?

9. Why were there no geisha available when Shimamura requested one?

10. What opinions does Shimamura express about Komako's catalog?

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