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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 18.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Mameha tell Sayuri to act when she meets the Doctor?
(a) Respectful.
(b) Silly.
(c) Helpless.
(d) Honored.

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

3. Where is the ceremony performed that ties Pumpkin and Hatsumomo together as sisters?
(a) At the Gion Shrine.
(b) At the Nitta okiya.
(c) By the Shirakawa Stream.
(d) At the Mizuki Teahouse.

4. Who did Mameha's older sister have an affair with?
(a) A baron.
(b) The Prime Minister.
(c) The Emperor.
(d) Mameha's husband.

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

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 Mameha tell her maid to do with Chiyo when she sees her the first time after a long absence?

3. What word does Nobu use to characterize geisha naming traditions?

4. What does Uchida Kosaburo do for a living?

5. What does Chiyo first notice about Hatsumomo?

(see the answer key)

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