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

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

3. What is the exchange system by which everyday things are bought and sold in Gion called in the novel?
(a) The black market.
(b) The housewives' market.
(c) The gray market.
(d) The red market.

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

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?
(a) She keeps bowing too deeply.
(b) She keeps making noises when she bows.
(c) She keeps stopping in place.
(d) She keeps pressing her hands together the wrong way.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mameha tell her maid to do with Chiyo when she sees her the first time after a long absence?

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?

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

4. What does Chiyo do at the end of chapter 13 that convinces Mameha that she is ready for her debut?

5. Who is Hatsumiyo?

(see the answer key)

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