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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. What is Chiyo asked to deliver to Hatsumomo in chapter 7?

3. What does Mr. Tanaka deliver to Chiyo for her mother at the beginning of chapter 2?

4. What color do Mameha and her maid agree that Chiyo's eyes are on their visit to pay their respects to Granny?

5. How does Sayuri say the young actor she met at the party died a few years after they met?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain how Sayuri gets her new name.

2. What does Pumpkin reveal that Hatsumomo has said to Dr. Crab to ruin Sayuri's chances with him?

3. What caused Nobu's injuries?

4. What is the apprentice's award?

5. What is Chiyo's first impression of Hatsumomo?

6. Explain what Sayuri says in chapter 15 at the time of her debut about how she is beginning to feel about Hatsumomo's beauty.

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

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

9. What is "mizuage" and what does it have to do with Mameha's plan to help Sayuri succeed?

10. What does Mameha tell Dr. Crab to make him doubt what Hatsumomo has told him?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Sayuri experiences several ceremonies throughout her time as a geisha. Describe these ceremonies and their purpose, and explain how Sayuri feels about each of them.

Essay Topic 2

Explain what a "plot device" is and describe how the Chairman can be considered a plot device, using specific details from the novel.

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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