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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 34.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mameha compare Sayuri to at the end of the Baron's party, just before her mizuage?
(a) A succulent piece of fish.
(b) A tantalizing steak.
(c) A meal on the table.
(d) A juicy little piece of fruit.

2. Where does Sayuri find herself as soon after seeing the Chairman open the door to the theater as she can remember anything?
(a) At the inn.
(b) At the Ichiriki.
(c) Back in Kyoto.
(d) On the theater floor.

3. What is the exchange system by which everyday things are bought and sold in Gion called in the novel?
(a) The black market.
(b) The gray market.
(c) The housewives' market.
(d) The red market.

4. What does Uchida Kosaburo do for a living?
(a) He's an artist.
(b) He's a calligrapher.
(c) He's a poet.
(d) He's a choreographer.

5. What is the cause of Granny's death?
(a) A space heater.
(b) A fire.
(c) A bee sting.
(d) A bad fall.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the Suruya?

3. What does the apprentice Sayuri meets before her performance tell her about Nobu?

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

5. Why isn't Pumpkin present the evening that Sayuri's dance moves the Chairman to tears?

(see the answer key)

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