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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Kuniko say Taro is afraid of?
(a) Crabs.
(b) Bugs.
(c) Spiders.
(d) Earthworms.

2. How much does Mother first offer Mameha on top of her usual fee for her services of being an older sister if Chiyo pays off her debts by twenty?
(a) 60 percent.
(b) 25 percent.
(c) 30 percent.
(d) 10 percent.

3. Who does Auntie say will end up in a jorou-ya if she ever gets what she deserves?
(a) Pumpkin.
(b) Yoko.
(c) Hatsumomo.
(d) Chiyo.

4. What excuse does Mameha make up for her visit?
(a) She says she came by to pay her respects to Mother after the loss of Granny.
(b) She says she was wondering about Chiyo's health.
(c) She says she forgot something the last time she visited.
(d) She says she wanted to see if the okiya was still having trouble with Chiyo.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Pumpkin have so much trouble in music class?

2. What does Chiyo say regularly complicates the task of doing her chores?

3. What does Chiyo break by falling off the roof?

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

5. Who did Mameha's older sister have an affair with?

(see the answer key)

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