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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Two, Pages 139 - 172.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Shimamura learn that Yoko is working?
(a) At the hospital.
(b) At the inn.
(c) At the candy shop.
(d) At a geisha house.

2. What does Komako do for a living?
(a) Komako is a teacher.
(b) Komako is a geisha.
(c) Komako is a writer.
(d) Komako is a weaver.

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

4. What does Komako apparently stop trying to do when staying at Shimamura's?
(a) Drinking too much alcohol
(b) Snoring.
(c) Leaving before daybreak.
(d) Sitting on the floor.

5. What happens to Yoko in the fire?
(a) Yoko's leg is burned.
(b) Yoko sees a vision of Yukio.
(c) Yoko dies.
(d) Yoko saves a child.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What has Komako cataloged since she was a teenager?

3. What does Shimamura say he let himself believe about the young geisha?

4. Who does Shimamura hear Komako discussing her fee with?

5. What building catches on fire after Shimamura has returned from Chijimi country?

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