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

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

3. What does Komako think Shimamura should do the day following the festival?
(a) Take a walk with her.
(b) Explore the countryside.
(c) Return to Tokyo.
(d) Visit Yoko.

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

5. In Part One, what does Shimamura discover one morning when he awakes?
(a) Komako is still in his room.
(b) His belongings have been stolen.
(c) He has missed the train to Tokyo.
(d) A bird is in his room.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Komako tell Yoko she had considered going when they met early in this section?

2. Why does Komako say she has come to Shimamura's room?

3. When Komako comes to Shimamura's room drunk, what does she ask him to cut for her?

4. What does Shimamura ask Komako about Yoko, which makes her angry?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. After Yukio's death, what does Komako inform Shimamura about Yoko in Part Two of the novel?

5. What reaction does Shimamura get from Komako when he asks about Yoko's living arrangements?

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

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

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

9. What makes Shimamura "strangely reluctant" to call Komako to the inn?

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

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