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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Two, Pages 89 - 108.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who has Komako signed a contract with to serve as a geisha?
(a) A loan-shark.
(b) A newspaper publisher.
(c) An innkeeper.
(d) A candy shop owner.

2. What sport does Komako say she enjoys?
(a) Archery.
(b) Skiing.
(c) Badminton.
(d) Croquet.

3. What does Shimamura wonder about when he's on the train?
(a) Whether the weather will stay clear.
(b) Whether the train will reach Tokyo on time
(c) Whether Yukio is dead.
(d) Whether Yoko loves Yukio.

4. What is the purpose of the town's February festival?
(a) To bless local wildlife.
(b) To welcome the new year.
(c) To ward off evil.
(d) To usher in spring.

5. On their first full day together, what does Shimamura suggest Komako practice?
(a) English words.
(b) The taiko drum.
(c) The samisen.
(d) Occidental dance.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who runs up to Komako at the train station?

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

4. What does Komako call home to have delivered?

5. What does Shimamura say he often loses with himself?

(see the answer key)

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