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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. At night with Shimamura, who does Komako say spend all of their time at the cemetery?
(a) Yukio.
(b) Yoko.
(c) The music teacher.
(d) Her mother.

2. What kind of grass used to thatch roofs does Shimamura see some women carrying?
(a) Silver grass.
(b) Kaya grass.
(c) Midori grass.
(d) Kiseki grass.

3. How does Shimamura describe the voice that he hears calling to Komako from the hallway?
(a) As hoarse.
(b) As loud.
(c) As beautiful.
(d) As faint.

4. On the night of the festival, who asks Shimamura whether he ever worries about other people's problems?
(a) A beggar woman.
(b) Yoko.
(c) Komako.
(d) Kikuyu.

5. What does Yoko tell Shimamura she feels about Komako?
(a) That she thinks Komako is funny.
(b) That she distrusts Komako.
(c) That she does not like Komako.
(d) That she respects Komako.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Komako say repeatedly when she and Shimamura return to his room after their night out?

2. What festival is held in the resort town in February?

3. Who saw Komako off when she left for geisha training?

4. What does Shimamura become "strangely reluctant" to do after he learns of Yoko's new job?

5. What does Shimamura's wife say he should take care of in her warning about the season?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Describe the peddler that Shimamura meets.

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

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

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

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

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

9. At the time of Shimamura's return in Part 2, what is Komako's financial situation like?

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

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