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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 tell Sayuri to act when she meets the Doctor?

2. How does Hatsumomo manage to show up at every party Mameha and Sayuri are at?

3. What does Hatsumomo say her paulownia wood is for?

4. Which teahouse does Mameha entertain Dr. Crab at the end of chapter 20?

5. What does Sayuri compare her encounter with the Chairman to at the beginning of chapter 19?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is Mother's reaction to her conversation with Mameha in chapter 11?

3. What does Mameha tell Dr. Crab to make him doubt what Hatsumomo has told him?

4. What consequences do Chiyo's failed attempt to escape bear?

5. What happens to change Dr. Crab's impression of Sayuri in chapter 19?

6. Explain the mixed feelings Pumpkin seems to have on the event of her debut as an apprentice.

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

8. What caused Nobu's injuries?

9. Explain how Satsu seems to be doing when Chiyo sees her in chapter 7.

10. Explain what Mameha spends her time doing with Chiyo in chapter 13 and why.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain how Nobu's character is used as a symbol of both ugliness and beauty throughout the novel using specific information from the text.

Essay Topic 2

In looking back on her life as an older woman in New York, Sayuri talks about change as well as constants throughout her life. Explain which things these are and describe Sayuri's view of how her life has changed over time.

Essay Topic 3

Use a specific situation from the story to characterize the topic of exploitation as it recurs throughout the novel.

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