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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. What has Komako cataloged since she was a teenager?

2. How does Shimamura claim money has been sent to him?

3. What instrument are geisha heard playing by Shimamura and the old woman he meets?

4. What relationship does Shimamura want with Komako?

5. Who does Komako says is entitled to decided when a geisha is dismissed?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. How does Komako express her liking of Shimamura when she visits his room at the inn on his second visit to the resort town?

3. What effect does the weather have on Komako's visit Shimamura's room during his first visit to the resort town?

4. What happens with Komako on a night during Shimamura's first visit to the resort town that contradicts a decision he made earlier?

5. What has Komako cataloged since she was a teenager?

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

7. When Shimamura arrives for his second visit to the resort town, how many days does Komako say it has it been since she and Shimamura spent their night together, and how can she be sure of this?

8. Why were there no geisha available when Shimamura requested one?

9. What do his mountain trips mean to Shimamura?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What have you learned from reading the novel "Snow Country"?

Essay Topic 2

The geisha is a prominent figure in the novel "Snow Country". Discuss the role of geisha in the novel.

Essay Topic 3

Kawabata makes numerous allusions to the Tanabata legend. Discuss the effectiveness of this comparison in the story and why Kawabata makes the comparison.

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