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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. Where does Chiyo go after eating her shaved ice in chapter 9?

2. Which element does Chiyo's father have too much of in his personality?

3. What word does Nobu use to characterize geisha naming traditions?

4. Why does Mameha say Mother wants Chiyo to fail?

5. Around which year does the narrator say Chiyo arrives in Kyoto?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Chiyo feel about Mr. Tanaka when she first meets him?

3. What consequences do Chiyo's failed attempt to escape bear?

4. Explain how Sayuri gets her new name.

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

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

7. Explain how Satsu seems to be doing when Chiyo sees her in chapter 7.

8. How does Hatsumomo destroy Sayuri's debut in chapter 15?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In looking back on her life as an older woman in New York, Sayuri talks about change as well as constants throughout her life. Explain which things these are and describe Sayuri's view of how her life has changed over time.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Just prior to Chiyo being made an apprentice, Mameha teaches her something and then asks her to put it into practice on the street. Explain what Mameha has taught Chiyo and why this is important for Chiyo to be able to do as a geisha.

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