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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. What remark does the Chairman make about Sayuri's kimono?
2. What is the pillow a geisha uses to protect her hairstyle filled with?
3. What does the cook have in her hand when Mameha and Sayuri arrive at Mameha's former okiya?
4. In chapter 16, what does Mameha tell Sayuri that Pumpkin has won?
5. Which element does Chiyo's mother have too much of in her personality?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Mameha tell Chiyo at the beginning of chapter 12 to do in regards to Hatsumomo?
2. Describe the momoware and its meaning.
3. What is Chiyo's first impression of Hatsumomo?
4. What is the apprentice's award?
5. What does Mameha tell Dr. Crab to make him doubt what Hatsumomo has told him?
6. What does Chiyo infer that Mameha is planning to do in regards to Hatsumomo, based on the conversation they have at Mameha's apartment in chapter 10?
7. What is Mother's reaction to her conversation with Mameha in chapter 11?
8. Explain how Sayuri gets her new name.
9. What is "mizuage" and what does it have to do with Mameha's plan to help Sayuri succeed?
10. What happens to change Dr. Crab's impression of Sayuri in chapter 19?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Using at least three different examples, explain how beauty takes on varying forms throughout the novel.
Essay Topic 2
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.
Essay Topic 3
Just prior to Chiyo being made an apprentice, Mameha teaches her something and then asks her to put it into practice on the street. Explain what Mameha has taught Chiyo and why this is important for Chiyo to be able to do as a geisha.
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