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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. What did Awajiumi do for a living before he began working at the Gion Registry Office?
(a) He was a farmer.
(b) He was a fish merchant.
(c) He was a sumo wrestler.
(d) He was a geisha dresser.

2. What is hataki komi?
(a) A type of sake.
(b) A sumo move.
(c) The title of the best sumo wrestler.
(d) The sumo winner's prize.

3. What does Sayuri compare her encounter with the Chairman to at the beginning of chapter 19?
(a) A cherry blossom.
(b) A temple bell.
(c) An incense offering.
(d) A gentle stream.

4. What does Sayuri say she felt happened to Chiyo?
(a) Mameha had destroyed her.
(b) Hatsumomo had destroyed her.
(c) Gion had destroyed her.
(d) Sayuri had destroyed her.

5. What does Pumpkin leave the okiya to get for Hatsumomo in chapter 20?
(a) Her boyfriend.
(b) A shamisen.
(c) Noodles.
(d) Hairpins she loaned to Korin.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the cause of Granny's death?

2. How does Sayuri say the young actor she met at the party died a few years after they met?

3. What is a momoware?

4. What does Sayuri compare herself to in explaining to Pumpkin the desperate situation she's in?

5. Who does Sayuri first believe she sees with Nobu?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What is "mizuage" and what does it have to do with Mameha's plan to help Sayuri succeed?

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

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

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

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

9. What is Chiyo's first impression of Hatsumomo?

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

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