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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. How long does Komako say it has been since Shimamura last visited the resort town when he returns at the beginning of Part Two?
(a) One year.
(b) A year and a half.
(c) Two years.
(d) Six Months.

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

3. What does Komako insist she and Shimamura do the night before he is to return to Tokyo?
(a) Go for a walk.
(b) Go drinking.
(c) Bathe in the hot springs.
(d) Meet with Yoko.

4. How many times has Komako visited Yukio's grave?
(a) Three or four times.
(b) Twelve times.
(c) Never.
(d) Only once.

5. When Komako comes to Shimamura's room drunk, what does she ask him to cut for her?
(a) A piece of bread.
(b) Her tangled hair.
(c) The strings supporting her hair.
(d) A knotted sash.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Yoko tell Shimamura she feels about Komako?

2. What song do children sing during the February festival?

3. Why does the music teacher not teach Komako music?

4. What is Komako told about Yukio at the train station?

5. What does Komako say she will not do with Shimamura again?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe the peddler that Shimamura meets.

3. What occupation did Yoko once consider, and why did she give it up?

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

5. What is the bird chasing festival?

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

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

8. What explanation does Komako give about her rumored engagement to Yukio?

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

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

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