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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Arashino make?
(a) Kimono.
(b) Rice cakes.
(c) Tea assortments.
(d) Hair ornaments.

3. What language does Pumpkin claim the fish spoke in her story at the Ichiriki?
(a) Greek.
(b) Chinese.
(c) Russian.
(d) English.

4. What does Mameha tell Sayuri that the Kaburenjo Theater has been turned into?
(a) A kyabarei.
(b) A teahouse.
(c) An okiya.
(d) A brothel.

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

6. What does Sayuri say she tucked in to her obi that morning just in case she decided to go through with her plan?
(a) A letter of apology to Nobu.
(b) A letter for the Minister asking him to meet her in the village.
(c) Rice paper.
(d) Money to pay Pumpkin for her favor.

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

8. Why does Sayuri decide to go ahead with her plan about the Minister and Nobu?
(a) She feels that it's time to get back at Nobu.
(b) She feels that Nobu is just trying to demonstrate his power.
(c) She can't stand to look at Nobu.
(d) She feels that Nobu doesn't understand her.

9. What is the exchange system by which everyday things are bought and sold in Gion called in the novel?
(a) The black market.
(b) The housewives' market.
(c) The gray market.
(d) The red market.

10. What do Sayuri and Nobu drink together after the Minister has left on the evening the Minister proposed himself as Sayuri's danna?
(a) Tea.
(b) Scotch.
(c) Sake.
(d) Whisky.

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

12. Where is the Baron's party next week going to be?
(a) At the Ichiriki.
(b) In Kyoto.
(c) In Gion.
(d) In Hakone.

13. Who does the Chairman say has left him alone at the Ichiriki?
(a) The mistress.
(b) Nobu.
(c) The maid.
(d) Mameha.

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

15. What kind of General is the General Junnosuke?
(a) A ruthless General.
(b) A Korean General.
(c) A low ranked General.
(d) A high ranked General.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long does it take Auntie to respond to Sayuri's letter to Mother after Nobu's visit to the Arashino estate?

2. What does Mameha compare Sayuri to at the end of the Baron's party, just before her mizuage?

3. How long has it been since Sayuri saw Nobu when the geisha districts are about to be closed down?

4. What does the Chairman present to the Baron as a gift?

5. Who does Pumpkin remind Sayuri of when Sayuri realizes what Pumpkin has done?

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