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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why won't the Baron help Mameha?
(a) He wants to punish her.
(b) He has lost all his money.
(c) He's been arrested.
(d) He's no longer her danna.

2. 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 year.
(b) A few weeks.
(c) A few days.
(d) A few months.

3. What does Chiyo do at the end of chapter 13 that convinces Mameha that she is ready for her debut?
(a) She performs the tea ceremony perfectly all by herself.
(b) She catches the attention of every geisha she passes.
(c) She makes a prominent man stop on the street to look at her.
(d) She makes a delivery boy drop his tray just by looking at him.

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

5. What does Mameha tell her maid to do with Chiyo when she sees her the first time after a long absence?
(a) Put her in a kimono.
(b) Fix her hair.
(c) Give her some proper shoes.
(d) Give her a bath.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. What does Pumpkin say she'd rather drink when Hatsumomo insists she drink a beer with her at the beginning of chapter 20?

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

4. What is a momoware?

5. Where is the ceremony performed that ties Pumpkin and Hatsumomo together as sisters?

(see the answer key)

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