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

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

3. What does Komako find strange that Shimamura hadn't mentioned?
(a) That Shimamura had seen her at the train station.
(b) That Shimamura will be leaving for Tokyo.
(c) That Shimamura is married.
(d) That Shimamura is interested in Yoko.

4. How old is Yukio?
(a) Thirty.
(b) Twenty-eight.
(c) Thirty-six.
(d) Twenty-five.

5. How does Komako feel about leaving Shimamura's room?
(a) Reluctant.
(b) Sad.
(c) Relieved.
(d) Joyful.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Yukio's mother do for a living?

2. In Shimamura's room at night, what does Komako say she will do until she has recovered from her ailment?

3. What is Komako's purpose in creating her catalog?

4. What relationship does Shimamura want with Komako?

5. What kind of geisha does Shimamura request?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Komako bite her own arm?

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

3. What effect does the weather have on Komako's visit Shimamura's room during his first visit to the resort town?

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

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

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

7. Where does Shimamura go the day after his night with Komako, and why might he have left?

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

9. What does Komako find upsetting in her diary?

10. What distracts Shimamura after leaving his inn and the young geisha, and what does he do?

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