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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 no longer her danna.
(d) He's been arrested.

2. Where is the ceremony performed that ties Pumpkin and Hatsumomo together as sisters?
(a) At the Nitta okiya.
(b) At the Mizuki Teahouse.
(c) At the Gion Shrine.
(d) By the Shirakawa Stream.

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

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

5. How long has it been since Sayuri saw Nobu when the geisha districts are about to be closed down?
(a) Five years.
(b) Three years.
(c) Eight years.
(d) Four years.

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

4. Who is Hatsumiyo?

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

(see the answer key)

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