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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who announces Mameha's visit to Mother at the beginning of chapter 11?
(a) Yoko.
(b) Chiyo.
(c) Auntie.
(d) Pumpkin.

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

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

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

5. What does Mr. Tanaka deliver to Chiyo for her mother at the beginning of chapter 2?
(a) Medicine.
(b) Chinese herbs.
(c) Tea.
(d) Fish.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Hatsumomo say Mameha is trying to drive her out of Gion?

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

3. What is Chiyo asked to deliver to Hatsumomo in chapter 7?

4. What does Kuniko say Taro is afraid of?

5. 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?

(see the answer key)

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