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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What color do Mameha and her maid agree that Chiyo's eyes are on their visit to pay their respects to Granny?
(a) Charcoal.
(b) Blue grey.
(c) Grey.
(d) Ink.

2. What color is the fabric used to create an apprentice geisha's hairstyle?
(a) Yellow.
(b) Green.
(c) Red.
(d) Blue.

3. Why does Pumpkin have so much trouble in music class?
(a) She doesn't have much of an ear.
(b) She has a hard time paying attention.
(c) She can't read music.
(d) She can't sing.

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

5. What is Chiyo asked to deliver to Hatsumomo in chapter 7?
(a) Her obi.
(b) Her brooch.
(c) Her shamisen.
(d) Her tortoiseshell hairpin.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Mameha say Mother won't adopt Hatsumomo?

2. What does Mameha say generous people don't do?

3. What does Chiyo compare life to at the beginning of chapter 9 to make her point about change?

4. What are tsutsumi, okawa, and taiko?

5. Who did Mameha's older sister have an affair with?

(see the answer key)

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