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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 16.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What did Awajiumi do for a living before he began working at the Gion Registry Office?
(a) He was a farmer.
(b) He was a fish merchant.
(c) He was a sumo wrestler.
(d) He was a geisha dresser.

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

4. What is the pillow a geisha uses to protect her hairstyle filled with?
(a) Barley hulls.
(b) Barley.
(c) Wheat chaff.
(d) Rice.

5. How does Hatsumomo paint her lips?
(a) She paints the full shape of both of the lips.
(b) She paints a pouty expression on the lower lip and the full shape of the upper lip.
(c) She paints just the lower lip.
(d) She paints a circle shape.

Short Answer Questions

1. In talking with Mother, what excuse does Chiyo make up for her presence in the entrance hall during Mameha's visit?

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

3. What color do Mameha and her maid agree that Chiyo's eyes are on their visit to pay their respects to Granny?

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

5. What are tsutsumi, okawa, and taiko?

(see the answer key)

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