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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. Why is Shimamura told that there are no geishas available?
(a) The weather is to dangerous to travel in.
(b) There is a celebration in town.
(c) It is a holiday for the geisha.
(d) Shimamura doesn't have enough money.

2. What does Komako refuse to close one day when she is staying at the inn with Shimamura?
(a) A book.
(b) A door.
(c) A window.
(d) A cabinet.

3. What does Komako have to drink after barging into Shimamura's room for the second time?
(a) Wine.
(b) Tea.
(c) Water.
(d) Sake.

4. Who does Komako says is entitled to decided when a geisha is dismissed?
(a) The geisha.
(b) The guest.
(c) The geisha's guardian.
(d) The innkeeper.

5. How much snow is it said could possibly accumulate when Shimamura arrives in snow country?
(a) Twenty feet.
(b) Ten inches.
(c) Fifteen feet.
(d) Twelve feet or more.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Komako question Shimamura's sexual advances?

2. What is Shimamura wearing outside?

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

4. What does Shimamura believe is the relationship between Yoko and Yukio?

5. Why does Komako bite her arm?

Short Essay Questions

1. While sitting on the train on his way to the resort town, what does Shimamura discreetly look at?

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

3. What symbolism does Shimamura see in the reflection of Yoko's face in the window?

4. Why does Komako bite her own arm?

5. What does Komako find upsetting in her diary?

6. Why were there no geisha available when Shimamura requested one?

7. What distracts Shimamura after leaving his inn and the young geisha, and what does he do?

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

9. What excuse does Shimamura use to leave his room with the geisha?

10. Who does Shimamura observe on the train on his way to the resort town?

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