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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Two, Pages 108 - 139.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Komako feel reading some of the things she has written in her diary?
(a) Ashamed.
(b) Annoyed.
(c) Amused.
(d) Nostalgic.

2. How old is Yukio?
(a) Twenty-eight.
(b) Thirty-six.
(c) Thirty.
(d) Twenty-five.

3. In reference to the night they spent together, what does Shimamura assure Komako of?
(a) That he was not laughing at her.
(b) That he told nobody about it.
(c) That he doesn't believe Komako loves him.
(d) That he remembers it fondly.

4. What does Shimamura say he let himself believe about the young geisha?
(a) That they hate their jobs.
(b) That they would all be like Komako.
(c) That they are better than other women.
(d) That they would be approving of him.

5. What does Shimamura suddenly find himself enchanted by as he leaves to collect his money?
(a) The smell of the hot springs.
(b) A beautiful geisha.
(c) The leaves on the mountain.
(d) A quick flowing river.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Komako practice music?

2. What festival is held in the resort town in February?

3. What promise does Komako say Shimamura broke with her?

4. Who is Saichiro?

5. What does Shimamura believe is the relationship between Yoko and Yukio?

(see the answer key)

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