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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 does Komako say of her work ethic to Shimamura?
(a) Komako worked harder than anyone in her family.
(b) Komako works just enough to get by.
(c) Komako has never had to work hard a day in her life.
(d) Komako envies people who take joy in their work.

2. What promise does Komako say Shimamura broke with her?
(a) To leave his wife.
(b) To write her letters.
(c) To never come back to the resort town.
(d) To visit her on February fourteenth.

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

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

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. In her new home, what must Komako do to save electricity?

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

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

4. Who runs up to Komako at the train station?

5. What reason does Komako have for saying she hates people from Tokyo?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What is Komako's reaction to the news that Yukio is dying?

4. What warning does Shimamura's wife give him before his trip to the resort town?

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

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

7. Describe the peddler that Shimamura meets.

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

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

10. How does Komako practice her samisen playing?

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