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

2. What does Shimamura's wife say he should take care of in her warning about the season?

3. What answer does Komako give to Shimamura's questions about her engagement?

4. What does Shimamura's wife warn him about the season?

5. While in his room, whose voice does Shimamura hear calling to Komako from the hallway?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe Komako's drunken arrival at Shimamura's room at three in the morning.

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

4. How does Komako practice her samisen playing?

5. What is the bird chasing festival?

6. What is the content of the first note Komako sends to Shimamura, and who does she have deliver it?

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

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

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

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

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

Discuss how the narrative is affected by the point of view used in the novel. What is kept hidden from the reader because of this point of view?

Essay Topic 3

The novel is set in Japan during the 1930's. Discuss Japan in the 1930's and how this setting affects the narrative.

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