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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. The day after Shimamura and Komako sleep together, where does Shimamura depart for?
(a) Niigata.
(b) Tokyo.
(c) Osaka.
(d) A neighboring village.

2. What is the temperature in snow country?
(a) Below zero.
(b) Ten degrees.
(c) Unseasonably warm.
(d) Minus twenty degrees.

3. Who tells Shimamura about the unlicensed geisha, Komako?
(a) A bather at the hot springs.
(b) A patron of a bar.
(c) A geisha.
(d) A maid.

4. What country is "Snow Country" set in?
(a) Korea.
(b) Japan.
(c) China.
(d) India.

5. Who does Shimamura think Komako would be a good companion for?
(a) His mother.
(b) His wife.
(c) He himself.
(d) His daughter.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Komako intend to do with her diary before she dies?

2. What do Shimamura and Komako talk about?

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

4. What can the old woman that Shimamura meets in the latter half of Part One of the book tell about him from his physique?

5. How much snow is it said could possibly accumulate when Shimamura arrives in snow country?

(see the answer key)

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