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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Sayuri tell the Chairman he should do during their brief encounter in chapter 26?
(a) He should be careful not to drink so much.
(b) He should invite her to entertain at a party.
(c) He should be nicer to the apprentice geisha.
(d) He should arrange for her to see Nobu.

2. What is Sayuri's primary job at the Arashinos?
(a) Sewing.
(b) Dying fabrics.
(c) Cooking.
(d) Gathering roots.

3. What does Sayuri think about while on the train on her way to Hakone?
(a) The Chairman.
(b) Her future.
(c) Her train trip with Mr. Bekku.
(d) Nobu.

4. What does Sayuri jokingly tell the Minister that his piece of beef is?
(a) Cat leather.
(b) Monkey meat.
(c) Dog meat.
(d) Elephant leather.

5. At the end of chapter 23, how long does Mother say she has been talking to Sayuri about adoption?
(a) Several years.
(b) Several months.
(c) A year.
(d) A month.

6. What does Sayuri ask Auntie to do when she goes back to the okiya to get Nobu's piece of concrete?
(a) Call Pumpkin and ask her to come help.
(b) Call Nobu and tell him he can't be her danna.
(c) Call Mameha and ask for her advice.
(d) Call the Ichiriki and tell them she can't come back.

7. Who does Pumpkin remind Sayuri of when Sayuri realizes what Pumpkin has done?
(a) Hatsumomo.
(b) A demon.
(c) Mother.
(d) Korin.

8. From whom does Iwamura Electric secure a loan?
(a) Mitsuyaga Bank.
(b) The Nitta okiya.
(c) Toyota Bank.
(d) Mitsubishi Bank.

9. What does Sayuri notice about the Chairman during the many weeks of entertaining the Minister?
(a) He doesn't look exactly the way she remembered him.
(b) He isn't as good of friends with Nobu as she thought.
(c) He isn't as kind as she thought.
(d) He hides his emotions so that no one can tell what he's feeling.

10. How does the Baron plan to punish Mameha for embarrassing him?
(a) He asks her to send Sayuri to the party alone.
(b) He says he is no longer willing to be her danna.
(c) He tells her he'll be taking back her kimono.
(d) He says he doesn't want to see her again.

11. Where does Sayuri find herself as soon after seeing the Chairman open the door to the theater as she can remember anything?
(a) At the Ichiriki.
(b) Back in Kyoto.
(c) At the inn.
(d) On the theater floor.

12. Why does Mameha suggest Sayuri wishes she could be like the geisha Shizue?
(a) Shizue was mistress to a man she was truly fond of.
(b) Shizue was financially more successful than any other geisha.
(c) Shizue could make conversation better than any other geisha.
(d) Shizue was prettier than any other geisha.

13. Who is Etsuko?
(a) Sayuri's new little sister.
(b) Pumpkin's new little sister.
(c) The new maid at the Nitta okiya.
(d) Mameha's new maid.

14. Who is Tachibana?
(a) A Kabuki actor.
(b) Sayuri's new dresser.
(c) The Chairman.
(d) A koto player.

15. What does Sayuri do during her costume change in chapter 23?
(a) She watches the other geisha getting ready.
(b) She peeks out at the audience.
(c) She imagines that the Chairman is in the audience.
(d) She goes over her dance in her mind.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Mother insist Nobu's ruby was for?

2. Why does Mother suggest that Sayuri and Hatsumomo change rooms?

3. What does Mameha tell Sayuri that the Kaburenjo Theater has been turned into?

4. Why does the Baron say he has invited Sayuri to the party?

5. What does Sayuri hint that she shares with the Chairman?

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