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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 the Baron say he has invited Sayuri to the party?
(a) So that all the men would have a chance to look at her.
(b) To get even with Mameha.
(c) So that Sayuri would finally have a chance to see something other than Gion.
(d) So that all his friends could take pictures with her.

2. Hatsumomo shows Mother and Sayuri her bowl and jokes that her food looks like Nobu's blistered skin. What is she eating?
(a) Rice and red beans.
(b) Dried peaches.
(c) A bowl of noodles.
(d) Mashed plums.

3. Which of the geisha Sayuri knew dies in Tokyo during the war?
(a) Pumpkin.
(b) Hatsumomo.
(c) Korin.
(d) Raiha.

4. Whom does Sayuri say she's waiting for before she returns to Gion?
(a) Pumpkin.
(b) The General.
(c) Mother.
(d) Mameha.

5. What kind of General is the General Junnosuke?
(a) A low ranked General.
(b) A high ranked General.
(c) A ruthless General.
(d) A Korean General.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sayuri find in Hatsumomo's room while trying to retrieve her journal?

2. Why does Pumpkin say she brought the Chairman instead of Nobu to the theater?

3. What gift does the Baron present to Sayuri?

4. What does Sayuri jokingly tell the Minister that his piece of beef is?

5. Why does Sayuri leave Gion after the Chairman becomes her danna?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Mother deal with Hatsumomo's rage when the latter finds out that Mother won't be adopting Pumpkin?

2. How does the rumor get started that Hatsumomo has been declared mentally unstable?

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

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

5. What happens when Sayuri watches Mameha dance at the performance of "Dances of the Old Capital"?

6. What stories does Sayuri tell when it's her turn to play "Big Liar"?

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

8. Why doesn't Nobu like the Baron?

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

10. What does Sayuri realize regarding Nobu and the Chairman at the end of chapter 24, and how does she find out?

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