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

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

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

4. In talking with Mother, what excuse does Chiyo make up for her presence in the entrance hall during Mameha's visit?
(a) She says she was trying to remove the dust from the altar.
(b) She says she was trying to fold Hatsumomo's obi.
(c) She says she was trying to bring tea to Auntie.
(d) She says she was trying to buff a scratch out of the floorboards.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. 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?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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