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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 29.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mameha do during the war?
(a) She becomes a kimono maker.
(b) She works in a hospital.
(c) She continues to entertain in Gion.
(d) She begins selling tea on the grey market.

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

3. At the end of chapter 23, how long does Mother say she has been talking to Sayuri about adoption?
(a) Several months.
(b) A month.
(c) A year.
(d) Several years.

4. What color do Mameha and her maid agree that Chiyo's eyes are on their visit to pay their respects to Granny?
(a) Blue grey.
(b) Ink.
(c) Grey.
(d) Charcoal.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does Mameha suggest Sayuri wishes she could be like the geisha Shizue?

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

4. What does Sayuri tell the Chairman he should do during their brief encounter in chapter 26?

5. What does Sayuri's danna do for the okiya?

(see the answer key)

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