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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 has lost all his money.
(b) He wants to punish her.
(c) He's been arrested.
(d) He's no longer her danna.

2. What is a momoware?
(a) An apprentice geisha's hairstyle.
(b) A type of peach.
(c) A hairpin.
(d) A kind of kimono.

3. Where has Nobu arranged to send Sayuri?
(a) To Mr. Tachibana's estate.
(b) To the Baron's estate.
(c) To Mr. Arashino's estate.
(d) To the Chairman's estate.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. 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?

4. After she learns that Mother will be adopting Pumpkin, how much time does Mameha say she and Sayuri have to ensure Sayuri's success?

5. 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?

(see the answer key)

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