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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 28.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Pumpkin say she'd rather drink when Hatsumomo insists she drink a beer with her at the beginning of chapter 20?
(a) Tea.
(b) Urine.
(c) Sake.
(d) Spit.

2. Which teahouse does Mameha entertain Dr. Crab at the end of chapter 20?
(a) At the Ichiriki.
(b) At the Yashino.
(c) At the Mizuki.
(d) At the Shirae.

3. After she learns that Mother will be adopting Pumpkin, how much time does Mameha say she and Sayuri have to ensure Sayuri's success?
(a) A few months.
(b) A year.
(c) A few weeks.
(d) A few days.

4. What event is Sayuri referring to when she states: "...there did finally come a time when even the pinpoint of light in which we'd managed to keep ourselves suddenly went out" in chapter 28?
(a) The General's sudden death.
(b) The end of the tea rations.
(c) Korin's fire and subsequent job in the factory.
(d) The arrival of the military police at the Nitta okiya.

5. What does Sayuri compare herself to in explaining to Pumpkin the desperate situation she's in?
(a) An ant.
(b) A cockroach.
(c) A zucchini.
(d) A maid.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Hatsumiyo?

2. What does Pumpkin leave the okiya to get for Hatsumomo in chapter 20?

3. What is Sayuri wearing when she arrives at the Suruya Inn to visit the General after she hears that the geisha districts are to be closed?

4. How long has it been since Sayuri saw Nobu when the geisha districts are about to be closed down?

5. What does Chiyo keep doing when she bows on the street with Mameha that causes Mameha to pull her into an alley and show her the proper way of bowing?

(see the answer key)

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