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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part One, Pages 38 - 65.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What can be said of Komako's mood when she is with Shimamura in the first half of Part One of the novel?
(a) Komako has mood swings.
(b) Komako is happy.
(c) Komako is depressed.
(d) Komako hides her moods.

2. How much snow is it said could possibly accumulate when Shimamura arrives in snow country?
(a) Twenty feet.
(b) Fifteen feet.
(c) Ten inches.
(d) Twelve feet or more.

3. What does Shimamura pretend to look at during his trip to the resort town?
(a) His feet.
(b) A poster.
(c) A newspaper.
(d) The scenery.

4. What is the name of the mountain range that surrounds the resort town?
(a) Border Range.
(b) Coastal Range.
(c) Valley Range.
(d) Great Range.

5. What does Shimamura refer to as "free, uncontrolled fantasy"?
(a) His dance research.
(b) Reading books set abroad.
(c) His trips to the resort town.
(d) Movies.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is Komako described by the old woman Shimamura meets in the latter half of Part One ?

2. Who is Shimamura told has a girl living with her that may serve him instead of a geisha?

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

4. What does Komako say her diary can confirm?

5. What is Shimamura's first impression of Komako?

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