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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 Mother suggest that Sayuri and Hatsumomo change rooms?
(a) Sayuri is now the daughter of the okiya and so she is more important.
(b) Sayuri has so many kimono that she needs the extra space.
(c) Hatsumomo's behavior makes Mother so angry that she thinks it's time for a change.
(d) Sayuri has earned more money than Hatsumomo and Pumpkin combined.

2. Who passes out the tips after the geisha party at the beginning of chapter 25?
(a) The maid.
(b) The top geisha.
(c) The host's wife.
(d) The host.

3. What does the bank director keep telling Mameha and Sayuri to do while they are in the hot springs?
(a) Take their kimono off.
(b) Stand up so their top halves are exposed.
(c) Do a little dance in the water.
(d) Fetch a pebble or a twig from the woods at the edge of the springs.

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

5. What does Mameha say will happen to Sayuri when the bidding for her mizuage goes high?
(a) Things will start to happen.
(b) Mother will start to contend for her favor.
(c) Hatsumomo will become very jealous.
(d) Sayuri will become famous.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Sayuri begin to think about during her time with the Arashinos and realize she may never see again?

2. What made-up story does Nobu tell when it's his turn to play "Big Liar"?

3. What does Sayuri say about her life since the Chairman became her danna?

4. What does Dr. Crab leave for Sayuri as a gift?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Explain how Sayuri finds herself in a difficult situation when Mameha comes to the okiya to collect on her bet with Mother.

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

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

8. Explain why Sayuri needs to leave Gion after the Chairman becomes her danna and what arrangements are made for her to do so.

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

10. What does Sayuri realize in thinking about Satsu while living with the Arashinos?

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