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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens to a geisha who marries?
(a) She no longer continues as a geisha.
(b) They become legends.
(c) Nothing, since geisha cannot marry.
(d) She is disgraced.

2. What does Hatsumomo make sure Pumpkin and Chiyo never do again?
(a) Laugh together.
(b) Talk to each other.
(c) Practice shamisen together.
(d) Do their chores together.

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

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

5. In chapter 12 what does the narrator say she did NOT study?
(a) The art of woodblock printing.
(b) The art of calligraphy.
(c) The art of Bunraku puppet theater.
(d) The art of flower arranging.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the pillow a geisha uses to protect her hairstyle filled with?

2. What does Chiyo say regularly complicates the task of doing her chores?

3. What does Chiyo break by falling off the roof?

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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