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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 time in the morning is it when Komako enters Shimamura's room "dead drunk"?
(a) Six o'clock.
(b) One o'clock.
(c) Four o'clock.
(d) Three o'clock.

2. What does Shimamura ask Komako about Yoko, which makes her angry?
(a) Whether Komako treats Yoko nicely.
(b) Whether Yoko is single.
(c) Whether Yoko loved Yukio.
(d) Whether Yoko lives alone.

3. Who thought it was a good idea for Yukio and Komako to marry?
(a) Yukio himself.
(b) Komako herself.
(c) Yukio's mother.
(d) Komako's mother.

4. What creature(s) does Shimamura's wife refer to in her warning about the season?
(a) Rats.
(b) Moths.
(c) A Dragon.
(d) Forest spirits.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What sport does Komako say she enjoys?

2. How does Komako practice music?

3. At night with Shimamura, who does Komako say spend all of their time at the cemetery?

4. What is the purpose of the town's February festival?

5. At the festival at night, what does Shimamura say is different in the resort town than in Tokyo?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Who has Komako signed a geisha contract with and where does she live?

5. Describe the peddler that Shimamura meets.

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

7. What does Shimamura find when he awakes at the beginning of this section of Part One?

8. What discussion does Shimamura overhear in the hallway?

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

10. What is the content of the first note Komako sends to Shimamura, and who does she have deliver it?

(see the answer keys)

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