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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Sayuri tell the Chairman he should do during their brief encounter in chapter 26?
(a) He should invite her to entertain at a party.
(b) He should be careful not to drink so much.
(c) He should arrange for her to see Nobu.
(d) He should be nicer to the apprentice geisha.

2. Where does the Baron seduce Sayuri?
(a) In his entrance hall.
(b) In his garden.
(c) In his dressing room.
(d) In his bedroom.

3. What does the Chairman present to the Baron as a gift?
(a) A gold pipe.
(b) A gold box.
(c) A gold cane.
(d) A gold sword.

4. Who or what does the Admiral say he seeks to defeat in chapter 27?
(a) His enemy's confidence.
(b) His enemy's honor.
(c) All enemies of Japan.
(d) All enemies of the Emperor.

5. Why does Pumpkin say she brought the Chairman instead of Nobu to the theater?
(a) Nobu had refused to go with her.
(b) Sayuri had once taken something important from her when Mother adopted her.
(c) She was getting back at Sayuri for calling her Pumpkin.
(d) She had misunderstood Sayuri.

6. What has Sayuri written on the front page of her journal?
(a) "Nitta okiya".
(b) "Sayuri".
(c) "I hate Hatsumomo".
(d) "Private".

7. What does Sayuri say women in New York think she is?
(a) A simpleton.
(b) A prostitute.
(c) A war hero.
(d) Chinese.

8. What gift does the Baron present to Sayuri?
(a) An antique pair of shoes.
(b) An antique set of makeup brushes.
(c) An antique kimono.
(d) An antique hair ornament.

9. What do Sayuri and Nobu stop to look at on the way to the restroom in chapter 21?
(a) The pond.
(b) The Baron's kimono collection.
(c) The cherry blossoms.
(d) Antiques.

10. What does Sayuri say about her life since the Chairman became her danna?
(a) Her life has become richer.
(b) Her life has become isolated.
(c) Her life has become pleasant.
(d) Her life has become monotonous.

11. Why does Sayuri say she believes the Chairman has come to the Ichiriki after the incident with the Chairman?
(a) She thinks Nobu has sent the Chairman to talk to her.
(b) She thinks Nobu must have started a fight with the Minister.
(c) She thinks he is going to tell her something has happened to Nobu.
(d) She thinks the Chairman is going to tell her how foolish she's been.

12. How long does it take Auntie to respond to Sayuri's letter to Mother after Nobu's visit to the Arashino estate?
(a) Five days.
(b) Two days.
(c) A month.
(d) A week.

13. What is Sayuri's primary job at the Arashinos?
(a) Sewing.
(b) Cooking.
(c) Dying fabrics.
(d) Gathering roots.

14. What does the bank director keep telling Mameha and Sayuri to do while they are in the hot springs?
(a) Stand up so their top halves are exposed.
(b) Do a little dance in the water.
(c) Fetch a pebble or a twig from the woods at the edge of the springs.
(d) Take their kimono off.

15. What is the name of the dance Sayuri performs that moves the Chairman to tears?
(a) Lost Lovers.
(b) The Death of a Geisha.
(c) Cruel Rain.
(d) Autumn Leaves.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sayuri hint that she shares with the Chairman?

2. What does Sayuri present to Mameha as a gift?

3. Why does Sayuri decide to go ahead with her plan about the Minister and Nobu?

4. Who designed the gardens at the Baron's estate?

5. What kind of General is the General Junnosuke?

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