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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Komako intend to do with her diary before she dies?
(a) Donate it to a museum.
(b) Bury it.
(c) Give it to her children.
(d) Burn it.

2. What does Shimamura actually look at during his trip to the resort town?
(a) Yoko's feet.
(b) The sky.
(c) Yoko's reflection in the window.
(d) The sick man.

3. What does Komako make a list of?
(a) Books she likes.
(b) Men she likes.
(c) Places she likes.
(d) Animals she likes.

4. What does Komako write in her diary?
(a) Weather reports.
(b) Everything about herself.
(c) Notes about her patrons.
(d) Stories and poetry.

5. Why does Komako have to leave Shimamura's room before daylight?
(a) So that she will not be late for work.
(b) So that she can watch the sun rise.
(c) So that Shimamura can sleep in.
(d) So that no one will see her face.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Shimamura say one look at the young geisha did?

2. What is Komako's complaint when she calls to Shimamura from the hallway?

3. In Shimamura's room at night, what does Komako claim is ailing her before stating that she must go home?

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

5. Why does Komako bite her arm?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Komako have to leave before daylight?

2. What hobby interest does Shimamura have?

3. Describe Komako's situation at the time of her first meeting with Shimamura.

4. What is Komako's condition when she shows up at Shimamura's room in the middle of the night on his first visit to the resort town?

5. What happens with Komako on a night during Shimamura's first visit to the resort town that contradicts a decision he made earlier?

6. What effect does the weather have on Komako's visit Shimamura's room during his first visit to the resort town?

7. How does Komako express her liking of Shimamura when she visits his room at the inn on his second visit to the resort town?

8. What opinions does Shimamura express about Komako's catalog?

9. What are Komako's living arrangements like?

10. What do his mountain trips mean to Shimamura?

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