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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose graves does Chiyo see in the graveyard?
(a) Her father's first family's graves.
(b) Her neighbors' graves.
(c) Her siblings' graves.
(d) Her grandparents' graves.

2. How does Sayuri say the young actor she met at the party died a few years after they met?
(a) He died of drug overdose.
(b) He was killed by a waitress.
(c) He fell off a bridge in Gion.
(d) He killed himself with a sword.

3. At which teahouse does Chiyo's ceremony with Mameha take place?
(a) At the Ichiriki Teahouse.
(b) At the Kanzaki Teahouse.
(c) At the Ichikawa Teahouse.
(d) At the Kaiseki Teahouse.

4. What does Chiyo compare life to at the beginning of chapter 9 to make her point about change?
(a) The ocean.
(b) A mountain.
(c) A cherry blossom.
(d) A river.

5. Why does Mameha say Mother wants Chiyo to fail?
(a) Because Mother has always been mean-spirited.
(b) Because Mother has never liked Chiyo.
(c) Because Mother will owe Mameha a lot of money if she does.
(d) Because Mother is partial to Hatsumomo.

Short Answer Questions

1. In chapter 16, what does Mameha claim Hatsumomo's behavior proves?

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

3. Which element does Chiyo's mother have too much of in her personality?

4. What is a momoware?

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

(see the answer key)

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