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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Komako feel about leaving Shimamura's room?

2. What did Shimamura say one look at the young geisha did?

3. What does Shimamura say seems to be pulling him back to Komako from afar?

4. What do Shimamura and Komako talk about?

5. Who or what appears on Komako's list the most?

Short Essay Questions

1. What distracts Shimamura after leaving his inn and the young geisha, and what does he do?

2. Why does Komako bite her own arm?

3. What is Komako's condition when she shows up at Shimamura's room in the middle of the night on his first visit to the resort town?

4. What hobby interest does Shimamura have?

5. Describe Komako's situation at the time of her first meeting with Shimamura.

6. What does Komako find upsetting in her diary?

7. Who does Shimamura meet on his way home from Komako's room, and what impressed him about this person?

8. Why doesn't the young geisha sent to Shimamura interest him?

9. What kind of relationship does Shimamura apparently want with Komako?

10. While sitting on the train on his way to the resort town, what does Shimamura discreetly look at?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the cold and isolated atmosphere of the novel. What is the author trying to express with this atmosphere?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the meaning of the seasons and the changing of the seasons in the novel.

Essay Topic 3

Is "Snow Country" a romance? Why or why? Use examples from the text to illustrate your opinion.

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