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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Chiyo think she's seen in the maids' room when she returns to the okiya in chapter 7?

2. After she learns that Mother will be adopting Pumpkin, how much time does Mameha say she and Sayuri have to ensure Sayuri's success?

3. How does Pumpkin react to Mameha's visit?

4. What does Hatsumomo's boyfriend do for a living?

5. Whose graves does Chiyo see in the graveyard?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Mameha tell Sayuri to do when talking with Nobu, and why?

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

3. Why does Mameha refuse to tell Sayuri about her plan?

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

5. How does Chiyo rationalize the visit with Mrs. Fidget, considering her hopes that Mr. Tanaka will adopt her and Satsu?

6. Briefly explain the Chairman's relationship with Nobu.

7. How does her meeting with the Chairman affect Chiyo?

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

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

10. What is Mother's reaction to her conversation with Mameha in chapter 11?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the wide range of thoughts and emotions Chiyo faces when finds out that Mr. Tanaka isn't planning to adopt her and her sister and explain how these emotions recur throughout the novel.

Essay Topic 2

Recall chapter 22 in which Sayuri watches Mameha dance in "A Courtier Returns to His Wife" and Mother tells Sayuri she will be adopting her. At this point in the story, explain how the author touches on the topic of loss by depicting several of the characters dealing with their own losses by describing who has lost what and how each character copes.

Essay Topic 3

Use a specific situation from the story to characterize the topic of exploitation as it recurs throughout the novel.

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