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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. Who does Shimamura hear Komako discussing her fee with?

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

3. What obstacle can the drunken Komako not believe she surpassed on her own to reach Shimamura's room?

4. What does Komako say of her work ethic to Shimamura?

5. What are Komako's feelings about visiting the cemetery?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the peddler that Shimamura meets.

2. What occupation did Yoko once consider, and why did she give it up?

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

4. Who is on the train with Shimamura when he leaves the resort town for the second time, and how do they disappoint him?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the ending of the book. What is your interpretation of the ending scene? What significance does it have in regards to the novel as a whole? Is the ending satisfactory?

Essay Topic 3

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

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