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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What is Sayuri's primary job at the Arashinos?
(a) Gathering roots.
(b) Cooking.
(c) Dying fabrics.
(d) Sewing.

4. What does Sayuri realize she is when the American soldiers roll through her village?
(a) Old.
(b) A peasant.
(c) Different from other women.
(d) Ungrateful.

5. In which city was Nobu injured?
(a) In Kyoto.
(b) In Tokyo.
(c) In Seoul.
(d) In Peking.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who passes out the tips after the geisha party at the beginning of chapter 25?

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

3. How long does it take Auntie to respond to Sayuri's letter to Mother after Nobu's visit to the Arashino estate?

4. Which of the geisha Sayuri knew dies in Tokyo during the war?

5. Why does Mother suggest that Sayuri and Hatsumomo change rooms?

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