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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 30.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long does it take Auntie to respond to Sayuri's letter to Mother after Nobu's visit to the Arashino estate?
(a) Two days.
(b) Five days.
(c) A week.
(d) A month.

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

3. Where does Chiyo go after eating her shaved ice in chapter 9?
(a) To the stone wall.
(b) To the Gion shrine.
(c) To the okiya.
(d) To the school.

4. Who does Chiyo believe she hears saying her name in their sleep in chapter 8?
(a) Mother.
(b) Hatsumomo.
(c) Mother's dog.
(d) Auntie.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does Hatsumomo say Sayuri should say "Ah...ah..." at the beginning of chapter 15?

3. What does Sayuri say women in New York think she is?

4. What does Mr. Tanaka write has happened to Satsu?

5. How many geisha were invited to the Iwamura Electric party Sayuri had been disinvited to at the end of chapter 24?

(see the answer key)

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