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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 does Chiyo say regularly complicates the task of doing her chores?
(a) Pumpkin.
(b) Sitting with Granny.
(c) Her need to cry.
(d) Her hunger.

2. What does Mother tell Chiyo that Granny spends her whole day doing?
(a) Wasting time.
(b) Daydreaming.
(c) Thinking of ways to hurt Hatsumomo.
(d) Thinking of ways to help Hatsumomo.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Chiyo hide under the house's foundation that she finds again in chapter 9?

2. What does Hatsumomo's boyfriend do for a living?

3. Which element does Chiyo's mother have too much of in her personality?

4. Who does Chiyo believe she hears saying her name in their sleep in chapter 8?

5. What did Awajiumi do for a living before he began working at the Gion Registry Office?

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