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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What happens to a geisha who marries?
(a) She no longer continues as a geisha.
(b) They become legends.
(c) She is disgraced.
(d) Nothing, since geisha cannot marry.

3. What excuse does Mameha make up for her visit?
(a) She says she came by to pay her respects to Mother after the loss of Granny.
(b) She says she forgot something the last time she visited.
(c) She says she was wondering about Chiyo's health.
(d) She says she wanted to see if the okiya was still having trouble with Chiyo.

4. What does Mother tell Chiyo that Granny spends her whole day doing?
(a) Daydreaming.
(b) Wasting time.
(c) Thinking of ways to help Hatsumomo.
(d) Thinking of ways to hurt Hatsumomo.

5. What remark does the Chairman make about Sayuri's kimono?
(a) He doesn't care much for the color.
(b) He thinks it suits Sayuri's skin tone perfectly.
(c) It reminds him of a sunset.
(d) He remembers seeing it on Mameha.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Sayuri worried that Mameha wants Nobu to become her danna?

2. Who is waiting at Mameha's apartment for Sayuri when she arrives at the end of chapter 15?

3. What happened the same month that Sayuri first met the Chairman?

4. What does Uchida Kosaburo do for a living?

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

(see the answer key)

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