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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 Sayuri say she and the Chairman spend a few days before continuing on to New York?
2. Why does the Baron say he has invited Sayuri to the party?
3. How long does it take Auntie to respond to Sayuri's letter to Mother after Nobu's visit to the Arashino estate?
4. What does the apprentice Sayuri meets before her performance tell her about Nobu?
5. Who or what does the Admiral say he seeks to defeat in chapter 27?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why doesn't Nobu like the Baron?
2. What causes Sayuri to begin talking to Dr. Crab about taking her clothes off?
3. What is Sayuri's impression of Pumpkin when she arrives at the Ichiriki to help entertain the Minister?
4. How does the rumor get started that Hatsumomo has been declared mentally unstable?
5. What does the Minister do that so angers Nobu at the end of chapter 32?
6. What does the Chairman say he believes Sayuri's reason is for having seduced the Minister?
7. What does Sayuri realize she can do to keep Nobu out of her life forever?
8. What reason does Pumpkin give for having betrayed Sayuri?
9. What does Sayuri say in chapter 25 about geisha's talents for making conversation?
10. What does Sayuri realize in thinking about Satsu while living with the Arashinos?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Throughout her time in the okiya, Chiyo faces a great deal of adversity. Describe the difficulties she faces and the strategies she develops to deal with these difficulties.
Essay Topic 2
Explain how Nobu's character is used as a symbol of both ugliness and beauty throughout the novel using specific information from the text.
Essay Topic 3
Define what it means to "grow up", and, using the rites of passage found in the book, explain the events that happen that lead to Sayuri "growing up".
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