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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Pumpkin say the Minister looks like?
(a) A big pig.
(b) A big fish.
(c) A big horse.
(d) A big elephant.

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

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

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

5. Why doesn't Nobu invite Sayuri in to the teahouse at the end of chapter 26?
(a) He already has company.
(b) He doesn't want to waste her time.
(c) He regrets that the Chairman won't be there.
(d) He doesn't like to have things held before him that he can't have.

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

7. Who does Mother insist Nobu's ruby was for?
(a) Pumpkin.
(b) Mameha.
(c) Hatsumomo.
(d) Sayuri.

8. What does Sayuri think about while on the train on her way to Hakone?
(a) Nobu.
(b) The Chairman.
(c) Her train trip with Mr. Bekku.
(d) Her future.

9. What does Sayuri find in Hatsumomo's room while trying to retrieve her journal?
(a) Mameha's stolen kimono.
(b) The emerald brooch.
(c) Pumpkin's earnings for the previous month.
(d) Mother's dog.

10. What does Mameha compare Sayuri to at the end of the Baron's party, just before her mizuage?
(a) A succulent piece of fish.
(b) A tantalizing steak.
(c) A juicy little piece of fruit.
(d) A meal on the table.

11. Why does Mother suggest that Sayuri and Hatsumomo change rooms?
(a) Sayuri has so many kimono that she needs the extra space.
(b) Sayuri is now the daughter of the okiya and so she is more important.
(c) Hatsumomo's behavior makes Mother so angry that she thinks it's time for a change.
(d) Sayuri has earned more money than Hatsumomo and Pumpkin combined.

12. Why does the Baron say he has invited Sayuri to the party?
(a) So that all his friends could take pictures with her.
(b) So that all the men would have a chance to look at her.
(c) So that Sayuri would finally have a chance to see something other than Gion.
(d) To get even with Mameha.

13. What emotion does Sayuri say she felt along with worry, fear, and disgust while she was carrying out her plan with the Minister?
(a) Elation.
(b) Grief.
(c) Passion.
(d) Excitement.

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

15. Whom does Sayuri say she's waiting for before she returns to Gion?
(a) Pumpkin.
(b) Mameha.
(c) The General.
(d) Mother.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Sayuri's party travel to their weekend destination?

2. Who is Tachibana?

3. Who does Sayuri begin to think about during her time with the Arashinos and realize she may never see again?

4. Where does the Baron seduce Sayuri?

5. What does Mameha tell Sayuri that the Kaburenjo Theater has been turned into?

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