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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. At which teahouse does Chiyo's ceremony with Mameha take place?

2. Sayuri compares Hatsumomo's beauty to that of an object someone had shown her some years after the story took place. What was the object?

3. How does Mameha say Sayuri can make a good impression on Nobu?

4. Whose graves does Chiyo see in the graveyard?

5. Who does Chiyo believe she hears saying her name in their sleep in chapter 8?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe the momoware and its meaning.

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. What does Chiyo, as narrator, say about the art of arranging flowers in chapter 12?

10. Explain what Mameha spends her time doing with Chiyo in chapter 13 and why.

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

Describe some aspects of the feudal age of Japan that you think are relevant to the story and explain why there is an underlying theme of conflict between the feudal age and the self-made man.

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