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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Sayuri compares Hatsumomo's beauty to that of an object someone had shown her some years after the story took place. What was the object?
(a) A whip.
(b) A spur.
(c) A sword.
(d) A pistol.

2. Who announces Mameha's visit to Mother at the beginning of chapter 11?
(a) Yoko.
(b) Auntie.
(c) Chiyo.
(d) Pumpkin.

3. What does Pumpkin leave the okiya to get for Hatsumomo in chapter 20?
(a) Her boyfriend.
(b) Hairpins she loaned to Korin.
(c) Noodles.
(d) A shamisen.

4. Whose graves does Chiyo see in the graveyard?
(a) Her neighbors' graves.
(b) Her grandparents' graves.
(c) Her father's first family's graves.
(d) Her siblings' graves.

5. What word does Nobu use to characterize geisha naming traditions?
(a) Ridiculous.
(b) Venerable.
(c) Foolish.
(d) Esteemed.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mother tell Chiyo that Granny spends her whole day doing?

2. Why does Mameha say Mother won't adopt Hatsumomo?

3. Who is Hatsumiyo?

4. Why does Hatsumomo say Mameha is trying to drive her out of Gion?

5. What does Mameha tell her maid to do with Chiyo when she sees her the first time after a long absence?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Chiyo feel about Mr. Tanaka when she first meets him?

2. Briefly explain the Chairman's relationship with Nobu.

3. Write a brief description of Chiyo's relationship with Auntie as shown in chapters 5 and 6.

4. Explain how Sayuri gets her new name.

5. How does Mameha get Dr. Crab to take notice of Sayuri?

6. Explain the story of Mameha's kimono in chapter 6.

7. How does Chiyo rationalize the visit with Mrs. Fidget, considering her hopes that Mr. Tanaka will adopt her and Satsu?

8. What is "mizuage" and what does it have to do with Mameha's plan to help Sayuri succeed?

9. Describe the momoware and its meaning.

10. What does Mameha tell Chiyo at the beginning of chapter 12 to do in regards to Hatsumomo?

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