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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. Why doesn't Nobu invite Sayuri in to the teahouse at the end of chapter 26?
(a) He regrets that the Chairman won't be there.
(b) He doesn't want to waste her time.
(c) He already has company.
(d) He doesn't like to have things held before him that he can't have.

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

3. How long does it take Auntie to respond to Sayuri's letter to Mother after Nobu's visit to the Arashino estate?
(a) A week.
(b) Five days.
(c) Two days.
(d) A month.

4. What does Sayuri say she tucked in to her obi that morning just in case she decided to go through with her plan?
(a) A letter for the Minister asking him to meet her in the village.
(b) Rice paper.
(c) A letter of apology to Nobu.
(d) Money to pay Pumpkin for her favor.

5. What is the theme for the season's "Dances of the Old Capital"?
(a) Famous Places from the Tale of the Heike.
(b) Colors of the Four Seasons in Kyoto.
(c) The Gleaming Light of the Morning Sun.
(d) The Morning Sun on the Waves.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which role does Mameha dance in "A Courtier Returns to His Wife"?

2. What kind of General is the General Junnosuke?

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

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

5. What does the Chairman present to the Baron as a gift?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Sayuri spend her time doing during her first week back in Gion after her years with the Arashinos?

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

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

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

5. What does the Chairman say he believes Sayuri's reason is for having seduced the Minister?

6. Explain how Sayuri finds herself in a difficult situation when Mameha comes to the okiya to collect on her bet with Mother.

7. What does Sayuri say in chapter 25 about geisha's talents for making conversation?

8. What is Sayuri's impression of Pumpkin when she arrives at the Ichiriki to help entertain the Minister?

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

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

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