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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 Mameha compare Sayuri to at the end of the Baron's party, just before her mizuage?
2. What does Sayuri present to Mameha as a gift?
3. What does Mameha tell Sayuri that the Kaburenjo Theater has been turned into?
4. What does Sayuri tell the Chairman he should do during their brief encounter in chapter 26?
5. Hatsumomo shows Mother and Sayuri her bowl and jokes that her food looks like Nobu's blistered skin. What is she eating?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Sayuri say in chapter 25 about geisha's talents for making conversation?
2. What does the Minister do that so angers Nobu at the end of chapter 32?
3. What stories does Sayuri tell when it's her turn to play "Big Liar"?
4. What does Sayuri spend her time doing during her first week back in Gion after her years with the Arashinos?
5. Describe Sayuri's encounter with Yasuda Akira and what she learns from it.
6. Why doesn't Nobu like the Baron?
7. What does Sayuri say at the end of the novel about how passion fades?
8. How does Mother deal with Hatsumomo's rage when the latter finds out that Mother won't be adopting Pumpkin?
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. Describe Sayuri's first encounter with Pumpkin after her return to Gion following the end of the war.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
List several of the elements of style used by Arthur Golden throughout the novel and explain how they support the novel's major themes.
Essay Topic 2
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 3
Recalling Nobu's explanation of what the sumo wrestlers were doing in chapter 17 and how it gave Mameha a good idea on how to destroy Hatsumomo, describe the parallels between sumo and the strategic thought necessary to be successful in life as a geisha.
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