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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. Where does the Baron seduce Sayuri?
(a) In his bedroom.
(b) In his dressing room.
(c) In his garden.
(d) In his entrance hall.

2. What does Sayuri tell the Chairman he should do during their brief encounter in chapter 26?
(a) He should be nicer to the apprentice geisha.
(b) He should arrange for her to see Nobu.
(c) He should be careful not to drink so much.
(d) He should invite her to entertain at a party.

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

4. 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.

5. Who does the Chairman say has left him alone at the Ichiriki?
(a) Nobu.
(b) Mameha.
(c) The mistress.
(d) The maid.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Sayuri and Nobu stop to look at on the way to the restroom in chapter 21?

2. What is the exchange system by which everyday things are bought and sold in Gion called in the novel?

3. What does Sayuri do during her costume change in chapter 23?

4. What has Sayuri written on the front page of her journal?

5. Who designed the gardens at the Baron's estate?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Sayuri and Nobu discuss when they see each other again after so many years in chapter 28?

2. What does the Chairman say he believes Sayuri's reason is for having seduced the Minister?

3. What is Sayuri's impression of Pumpkin when she arrives at the Ichiriki to help entertain the Minister?

4. Why doesn't Nobu like the Baron?

5. What reason does Pumpkin give for having betrayed Sayuri?

6. How does Sayuri experience her mizuage?

7. What does Sayuri say in chapter 25 about geisha's talents for making conversation?

8. Describe how Sayuri feels about the act of seducing the Minister.

9. What does the Minister do that so angers Nobu at the end of chapter 32?

10. Why does Nobu say he's angry with Sayuri at the end of chapter 26?

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