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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's wrong with the kimono Mameha wants Sayuri to put on near the beginning of chapter 18?
(a) It's too small.
(b) It's faded.
(c) It has ink spilled on it.
(d) It's torn.

2. Which element does Chiyo's mother have too much of in her personality?
(a) Wood.
(b) Fire.
(c) Earth.
(d) Water.

3. Where does Chiyo go after eating her shaved ice in chapter 9?
(a) To the stone wall.
(b) To the school.
(c) To the Gion shrine.
(d) To the okiya.

4. What excuse does Mameha make up for her visit?
(a) She says she wanted to see if the okiya was still having trouble with Chiyo.
(b) She says she came by to pay her respects to Mother after the loss of Granny.
(c) She says she forgot something the last time she visited.
(d) She says she was wondering about Chiyo's health.

5. What does Kuniko say Taro is afraid of?
(a) Earthworms.
(b) Crabs.
(c) Bugs.
(d) Spiders.

Short Answer Questions

1. What gift does Nobu present to Sayuri?

2. What color is the fabric used to create an apprentice geisha's hairstyle?

3. What did Awajiumi do for a living before he began working at the Gion Registry Office?

4. In talking with Mother, what excuse does Chiyo make up for her presence in the entrance hall during Mameha's visit?

5. What does the cook have in her hand when Mameha and Sayuri arrive at Mameha's former okiya?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. Explain what Mameha spends her time doing with Chiyo in chapter 13 and why.

10. Explain the deal that Mother and Mameha enter into regarding Chiyo at the end of chapter 11.

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