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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. Where is Shimamura headed on his journey?
(a) A military base.
(b) A resort town.
(c) His home town.
(d) A fishing village.
2. How does Komako feel about leaving Shimamura's room?
(a) Sad.
(b) Joyful.
(c) Reluctant.
(d) Relieved.
3. What is the temperature in snow country?
(a) Ten degrees.
(b) Unseasonably warm.
(c) Minus twenty degrees.
(d) Below zero.
4. When Shimamura comes back to the resort town for a second time, how many days does Komako say it has been since she and Shimamura were last together?
(a) Ninety days.
(b) Thirty days.
(c) One hundred and ninety-nine days.
(d) Three-hundred and seven days.
5. What instrument are geisha heard playing by Shimamura and the old woman he meets?
(a) The samisen.
(b) The harp.
(c) The taiko drum.
(d) The flute.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who does Shimamura think Komako would be a good companion for?
2. When Komako visits Shimamura's room, what does he try to persuade Komako to do?
3. What does Komako do when Shimamura tries to touch her chest?
4. What reason does the old woman give for Komako having become a geisha?
5. How much snow is expected when Shimamura arrives in snow country?
Short Essay Questions
1. Where is Shimamura headed at the beginning of the story, and who does he plan to meet?
2. What opinions does Shimamura express about Komako's catalog?
3. What hobby interest does Shimamura have?
4. What does Shimamura notice about Yoko's care of her sick companion?
5. Who does Shimamura meet on his way home from Komako's room, and what impressed him about this person?
6. What secrets about herself does Komako reveal when she visits Shimamura's room at night during his second visit to the resort town?
7. What distracts Shimamura after leaving his inn and the young geisha, and what does he do?
8. Why does Komako have to leave before daylight?
9. How does Komako express her liking of Shimamura when she visits his room at the inn on his second visit to the resort town?
10. 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?
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