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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. Why does Chiyo say Hatsumomo is "like an empress" in the okiya?
(a) She has the most power.
(b) She is a tyrant.
(c) She earns the income for the whole house.
(d) She is the most beautiful woman in the house.

2. What does Mameha tell her maid to do with Chiyo when she sees her the first time after a long absence?
(a) Give her a bath.
(b) Put her in a kimono.
(c) Give her some proper shoes.
(d) Fix her hair.

3. Why does Mameha say Mother won't adopt Hatsumomo?
(a) Hatsumomo would probably find a way to do away with Mother.
(b) Mother and Hatsumomo don't get along.
(c) Mother couldn't bear to transfer her power to Hatsumomo.
(d) Hatsumomo would steal Mother's fortune.

4. Who did Mameha's older sister have an affair with?
(a) The Prime Minister.
(b) A baron.
(c) Mameha's husband.
(d) The Emperor.

5. What does Uchida Kosaburo do for a living?
(a) He's a poet.
(b) He's an artist.
(c) He's a choreographer.
(d) He's a calligrapher.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Hatsumomo make sure Pumpkin and Chiyo never do again?

2. What does Mother tell Chiyo that Granny spends her whole day doing?

3. What does Sayuri do when Hatsumomo arrives at the Ichiriki and finds her entertaining the Chairman alone?

4. In which city was Nobu injured?

5. What gift does Nobu present to Sayuri?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Chiyo rationalize the visit with Mrs. Fidget, considering her hopes that Mr. Tanaka will adopt her and Satsu?

2. What does Chiyo, as narrator, say about the art of arranging flowers in chapter 12?

3. What does Pumpkin reveal that Hatsumomo has said to Dr. Crab to ruin Sayuri's chances with him?

4. What does Mameha tell Dr. Crab to make him doubt what Hatsumomo has told him?

5. Write a brief description of Chiyo's relationship with Auntie as shown in chapters 5 and 6.

6. What is Mother's reaction to her conversation with Mameha in chapter 11?

7. How does Chiyo feel about Mr. Tanaka when she first meets him?

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

9. How does Hatsumomo destroy Sayuri's debut in chapter 15?

10. Briefly explain the Chairman's relationship with Nobu.

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