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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. In chapter 16, what does Mameha claim Hatsumomo's behavior proves?
(a) That she is desperate.
(b) That she is sincere.
(c) That she is evil.
(d) That she is cold-blooded.

2. What does Hatsumomo's boyfriend do for a living?
(a) He is a cook at a noodle house.
(b) He is a businessman.
(c) He is a construction worker.
(d) He is a photographer.

3. Why does Pumpkin have so much trouble in music class?
(a) She can't sing.
(b) She can't read music.
(c) She doesn't have much of an ear.
(d) She has a hard time paying attention.

4. Whose graves does Chiyo see in the graveyard?
(a) Her neighbors' graves.
(b) Her father's first family's graves.
(c) Her grandparents' graves.
(d) Her siblings' graves.

5. What are "zori"?
(a) Pants.
(b) Fish.
(c) Boats.
(d) Shoes.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Hatsumomo manage to show up at every party Mameha and Sayuri are at?

2. Where does Chiyo go after eating her shaved ice in chapter 9?

3. How does Hatsumomo paint her lips?

4. What are tsutsumi, okawa, and taiko?

5. What does Mameha tell her maid to do with Chiyo when she sees her the first time after a long absence?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain how Satsu seems to be doing when Chiyo sees her in chapter 7.

2. Explain what Sayuri says in chapter 15 at the time of her debut about how she is beginning to feel about Hatsumomo's beauty.

3. What consequences do Chiyo's failed attempt to escape bear?

4. Explain how Sayuri gets her new name.

5. How does Mameha get Dr. Crab to take notice of Sayuri?

6. What does Mameha tell Chiyo at the beginning of chapter 12 to do in regards to Hatsumomo?

7. Explain the story of Mameha's kimono in chapter 6.

8. Why does Mameha refuse to tell Sayuri about her plan?

9. What does Mameha tell Sayuri to do when talking with Nobu, and why?

10. What happens to change Dr. Crab's impression of Sayuri in chapter 19?

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