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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. Why does Komako decline Shimamura's invitation to take a bath?
(a) Komako is angry with Shimamura.
(b) Komako fears that someone might see her.
(c) Komako had already taken a bath.
(d) Komako fears that she will catch a cold.

2. What does Komako excuse herself from the cemetery to do?
(a) To mail a letter.
(b) To meet one of her patrons.
(c) To buy some flowers.
(d) To wash her hair.

3. What sport does Komako say she enjoys?
(a) Skiing.
(b) Badminton.
(c) Croquet.
(d) Archery.

4. Who says Shimamura asks questions he has no business asking?
(a) Yoko.
(b) Komako.
(c) Shimamura's wife.
(d) Kikuyu.

5. How does Komako practice music?
(a) From scores.
(b) With a tutor.
(c) With another geisha.
(d) By listening to recordings.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Komako say of her work ethic to Shimamura?

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

3. What reason does Shimamura give Komako for his third visit to the resort town?

4. What are Komako's feelings about visiting the cemetery?

5. What does Komako insist she and Shimamura do the night before he is to return to Tokyo?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Komako's point in relating Kikuyu's story to Shimamura?

2. After delivering a note to Shimamura, what does Yoko ask of him concerning her travel plans?

3. Who is on the train with Shimamura when he leaves the resort town for the second time, and how do they disappoint him?

4. Why does Komako not want to visit Yukio's grave?

5. How is Komako's samisen delivered to the inn?

6. Why does Shimamura make his third trip to the resort town?

7. Describe Komako's drunken arrival at Shimamura's room at three in the morning.

8. What does Komako tell Shimamura of the geisha Kikuyu?

9. What do Shimamura and Komako do the night before he is to leave for Tokyo?

10. How does Komako practice her samisen playing?

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