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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 Sayuri say women in New York think she is?
2. Where does Sayuri say she and the Chairman spend a few days before continuing on to New York?
3. Which role does Mameha dance in "A Courtier Returns to His Wife"?
4. What language does Pumpkin claim the fish spoke in her story at the Ichiriki?
5. What does Sayuri jokingly tell the Minister that his piece of beef is?
Short Essay Questions
1. What causes Sayuri to begin talking to Dr. Crab about taking her clothes off?
2. How does Mother deal with Hatsumomo's rage when the latter finds out that Mother won't be adopting Pumpkin?
3. Explain the disagreement Hatsumomo and Sayuri have about the brooch in chapter 27.
4. Describe Sayuri's first encounter with Pumpkin after her return to Gion following the end of the war.
5. What is Sayuri's impression of Pumpkin when she arrives at the Ichiriki to help entertain the Minister?
6. What does Sayuri realize regarding Nobu and the Chairman at the end of chapter 24, and how does she find out?
7. Describe how Sayuri feels about the act of seducing the Minister.
8. What does Sayuri realize in thinking about Satsu while living with the Arashinos?
9. What does Sayuri say in chapter 25 about geisha's talents for making conversation?
10. Explain why Sayuri needs to leave Gion after the Chairman becomes her danna and what arrangements are made for her to do so.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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.
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
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.
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