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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What does Chiyo first notice about Hatsumomo?
(a) Her cruelty.
(b) Her superstition.
(c) The beauty of her kimono.
(d) The small steps she takes when she walks.

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

5. What does Hatsumomo's boyfriend do for a living?
(a) He is a cook at a noodle house.
(b) He is a construction worker.
(c) He is a businessman.
(d) He is a photographer.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Hatsumomo say her paulownia wood is for?

2. What does Chiyo compare life to at the beginning of chapter 9 to make her point about change?

3. What does Chiyo think she's seen in the maids' room when she returns to the okiya in chapter 7?

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

5. What does Mr. Tanaka deliver to Chiyo for her mother at the beginning of chapter 2?

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