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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. How does Mameha react to the news that Mother will be adopting Sayuri?

2. What does Pumpkin claim she knows Sayuri thinks she is?

3. Whom does Sayuri say she's waiting for before she returns to Gion?

4. What object springs to Sayuri's mind that makes her decide not to let the Chairman's handkerchief fly away at the sea cliffs?

5. How long does Nobu say he has known Sayuri?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the rumor get started that Hatsumomo has been declared mentally unstable?

2. Explain the disagreement Hatsumomo and Sayuri have about the brooch in chapter 27.

3. What does Sayuri think about on her way to Hakone?

4. What does Sayuri say happened to Korin and why does she mention the story in chapter 28?

5. What do Sayuri and Nobu discuss when they see each other again after so many years in chapter 28?

6. Explain why Sayuri needs to leave Gion after the Chairman becomes her danna and what arrangements are made for her to do so.

7. What stories does Sayuri tell when it's her turn to play "Big Liar"?

8. How does Sayuri experience her mizuage?

9. What reason does Pumpkin give for having betrayed Sayuri?

10. What does Sayuri realize regarding Nobu and the Chairman at the end of chapter 24, and how does she find out?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In chapters 1-8, Chiyo frequently thinks about escaping. Describe the things she wants to escape from, as well as how her desires to escape evolve to become more and more concrete as the story develops.

Essay Topic 2

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 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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