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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 is on the train with Shimamura when he leaves to go back to Tokyo at the end of Part One?
(a) An elderly woman carrying parcels of food.
(b) A middle-aged man and a young woman.
(c) A mother and her children.
(d) A young man in a western-style suit.

2. When he feels cold, what does Shimamura decide to do?
(a) Put on a sweater.
(b) Burn some coal.
(c) Get into bed.
(d) Take a bath.

3. What does Komako insist she and Shimamura do the night before he is to return to Tokyo?
(a) Meet with Yoko.
(b) Bathe in the hot springs.
(c) Go drinking.
(d) Go for a walk.

4. What is Komako's complaint when she calls to Shimamura from the hallway?
(a) She is lost.
(b) She is cold.
(c) She cannot see.
(d) She hurt herself.

5. Why does Komako bite her arm?
(a) Because Komako wants to scare Shimamura.
(b) Because Komako's body has gone limp.
(c) Because Komako wants to make it look like someone attacked her.
(d) Because Komako is trying to be funny.

Short Answer Questions

1. What reason does Komako have for saying she hates people from Tokyo?

2. What does Komako refuse to close one day when she is staying at the inn with Shimamura?

3. Why does Komako have to leave Shimamura's room before daylight?

4. Who thought it was a good idea for Yukio and Komako to marry?

5. On the night of the festival, who asks Shimamura whether he ever worries about other people's problems?

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