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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Chiyo compare life to at the beginning of chapter 9 to make her point about change?
(a) A river.
(b) A cherry blossom.
(c) The ocean.
(d) A mountain.

2. What does Mameha say generous people don't do?
(a) Become okiya owners.
(b) Become patrons of geisha.
(c) Become geisha.
(d) Become teahouse owners.

3. Who does Auntie say will end up in a jorou-ya if she ever gets what she deserves?
(a) Pumpkin.
(b) Chiyo.
(c) Hatsumomo.
(d) Yoko.

4. Why does Mameha say Mother wants Chiyo to fail?
(a) Because Mother is partial to Hatsumomo.
(b) Because Mother has always been mean-spirited.
(c) Because Mother will owe Mameha a lot of money if she does.
(d) Because Mother has never liked Chiyo.

5. What does Chiyo think she's seen in the maids' room when she returns to the okiya in chapter 7?
(a) Pumpkin.
(b) Hatsumomo.
(c) A rat.
(d) A cat.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sayuri say she felt happened to Chiyo?

2. What are tsutsumi, okawa, and taiko?

3. Who does Chiyo believe she hears saying her name in their sleep in chapter 8?

4. Around which year does the narrator say Chiyo arrives in Kyoto?

5. What color is the fabric used to create an apprentice geisha's hairstyle?

(see the answer key)

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