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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9 | Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What is the cause of Granny's death?
(a) A fire.
(b) A space heater.
(c) A bad fall.
(d) A bee sting.

4. Which element does Chiyo's mother have too much of in her personality?
(a) Fire.
(b) Wood.
(c) Earth.
(d) Water.

5. Why does Chiyo say Hatsumomo is "like an empress" in the okiya?
(a) She earns the income for the whole house.
(b) She is a tyrant.
(c) She is the most beautiful woman in the house.
(d) She has the most power.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Hatsumomo paint her lips?

2. What color do Mameha and her maid agree that Chiyo's eyes are on their visit to pay their respects to Granny?

3. Why does Mother say Chiyo should be punished for ruining Mameha's kimono?

4. Whose graves does Chiyo see in the graveyard?

5. Who comes to get Chiyo and Satsu at the beginning of chapter 3?

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