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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Mother insist Nobu's ruby was for?
(a) Mameha.
(b) Pumpkin.
(c) Hatsumomo.
(d) Sayuri.

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

3. 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.

4. How does Mameha say Sayuri can make a good impression on Nobu?
(a) By being especially nice to the founder of Iwamura Electric.
(b) By being especially nice to him.
(c) By behaving well when she meets him despite his looks.
(d) By continually pouring sake for him.

5. Why does Mother suggest that Sayuri and Hatsumomo change rooms?
(a) Sayuri has so many kimono that she needs the extra space.
(b) Sayuri is now the daughter of the okiya and so she is more important.
(c) Sayuri has earned more money than Hatsumomo and Pumpkin combined.
(d) Hatsumomo's behavior makes Mother so angry that she thinks it's time for a change.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Chiyo do at the end of chapter 13 that convinces Mameha that she is ready for her debut?

3. What excuse does Mameha make up for her visit?

4. What is the pillow a geisha uses to protect her hairstyle filled with?

5. In which city was Nobu injured?

(see the answer key)

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