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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Around which year does the narrator say Chiyo arrives in Kyoto?
(a) 1940.
(b) 1950.
(c) 1930.
(d) 1920.

2. What did Chiyo hide under the house's foundation that she finds again in chapter 9?
(a) A tree branch.
(b) A moth.
(c) A hairpin.
(d) A coin.

3. Why does Mameha say Mother won't adopt Hatsumomo?
(a) Mother couldn't bear to transfer her power to Hatsumomo.
(b) Mother and Hatsumomo don't get along.
(c) Hatsumomo would probably find a way to do away with Mother.
(d) Hatsumomo would steal Mother's fortune.

4. What are tsutsumi, okawa, and taiko?
(a) Kinds of songs.
(b) Kinds of stringed instruments.
(c) Kinds of dances.
(d) Kinds of drums.

5. What is the pillow a geisha uses to protect her hairstyle filled with?
(a) Wheat chaff.
(b) Barley.
(c) Barley hulls.
(d) Rice.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the cause of Granny's death?

2. In chapter 12 what does the narrator say she did NOT study?

3. What is Chiyo asked to deliver to Hatsumomo in chapter 7?

4. What does Chiyo first notice about Hatsumomo?

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

(see the answer key)

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