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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 Shimamura ask Komako about Yoko, which makes her angry?
(a) Whether Yoko loved Yukio.
(b) Whether Yoko lives alone.
(c) Whether Yoko is single.
(d) Whether Komako treats Yoko nicely.

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

3. What reason does Shimamura give Komako for his third visit to the resort town?
(a) Shimamura is visiting the hotsprings for his health.
(b) Shimamura needed to get away from home.
(c) Shimamura was called to the area by a sick friend.
(d) Shimamura is there to see Komako.

4. How does Shimamura describe the voice that he hears calling to Komako from the hallway?
(a) As faint.
(b) As beautiful.
(c) As loud.
(d) As hoarse.

5. How long does Komako say it has been since Shimamura last visited the resort town when he returns at the beginning of Part Two?
(a) Two years.
(b) Six Months.
(c) One year.
(d) A year and a half.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many times has Komako visited Yukio's grave?

2. What does Komako say repeatedly when she and Shimamura return to his room after their night out?

3. On their first full day together, what does Shimamura suggest Komako practice?

4. What does Komako say is the only accomplishment she has had since last seeing Shimamura?

5. What does Komako insist she and Shimamura do the night before he is to return to Tokyo?

Short Essay Questions

1. After Yukio's death, what does Komako inform Shimamura about Yoko in Part Two of the novel?

2. What does Shimamura find when he awakes at the beginning of this section of Part One?

3. Who has Komako signed a geisha contract with and where does she live?

4. What is Komako's reaction to the news that Yukio is dying?

5. Why does Shimamura make his third trip to the resort town?

6. What discussion does Shimamura overhear in the hallway?

7. What is Komako's point in relating Kikuyu's story to Shimamura?

8. Describe the peddler that Shimamura meets.

9. Describe Komako's drunken arrival at Shimamura's room at three in the morning.

10. What explanation does Komako give about her rumored engagement to Yukio?

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