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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 Mother tell Sayuri she'll be going for the weekend?
(a) To Hokkaido.
(b) To Okinawa.
(c) To Amami Island.
(d) To Osaka.

2. Who is Mr. Tsu?
(a) Sayuri's new dresser.
(b) Nobu.
(c) Hatsumomo's new assistant.
(d) Mameha's new danna.

3. What is Sayuri wearing when she arrives at the Suruya Inn to visit the General after she hears that the geisha districts are to be closed?
(a) One of Mameha's kimono.
(b) A military uniform.
(c) Peasant's clothing.
(d) One of Mother's kimono.

4. Who doesn't seem to be paying attention when Sayuri begins her story about stopping to cry by the Shirakawa Stream?
(a) The Minister.
(b) Nobu.
(c) Pumpkin.
(d) The Chairman.

5. How much did Sayuri's mizuage finally sell for?
(a) 11,500 yen.
(b) 8,500 yen.
(c) 10,500 yen.
(d) 12,500 yen.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Sayuri say she believes the Chairman has come to the Ichiriki after the incident with the Chairman?

2. Whom does Sayuri say she's waiting for before she returns to Gion?

3. Who is Etsuko?

4. What does Mameha tell Sayuri that the Kaburenjo Theater has been turned into?

5. Who does Mother insist Nobu's ruby was for?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Sayuri experience her mizuage?

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

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

4. Explain the disagreement Hatsumomo and Sayuri have about the brooch in chapter 27.

5. What does Sayuri think about on her way to Hakone?

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

7. What does Sayuri spend her time doing during her first week back in Gion after her years with the Arashinos?

8. Describe Sayuri's first encounter with Pumpkin after her return to Gion following the end of the war.

9. What is the purpose of Nobu's visit to Sayuri at the Arashino estate?

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

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