2. What does Hatsumomo's boyfriend do for a living?
(a) He is a cook at a noodle house.
(b) He is a construction worker.
(c) He is a photographer.
(d) He is a businessman.

3. In chapter 16, what does Mameha tell Sayuri that Pumpkin has won?
(a) A managing stake in the okiya.
(b) The geisha's award.
(c) A trip to Kyoto.
(d) The apprentice's award.

4. What does Sayuri say she felt happened to Chiyo?
(a) Mameha had destroyed her.
(b) Gion had destroyed her.
(c) Hatsumomo had destroyed her.
(d) Sayuri had destroyed her.

5. Why does Pumpkin have so much trouble in music class?
(a) She can't sing.
(b) She can't read music.
(c) She has a hard time paying attention.
(d) She doesn't have much of an ear.

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

7. Who does Chiyo believe she hears saying her name in their sleep in chapter 8?
(a) Mother.
(b) Auntie.
(c) Hatsumomo.
(d) Mother's dog.

8. What does Chiyo compare life to at the beginning of chapter 9 to make her point about change?
(a) The ocean.
(b) A river.
(c) A mountain.
(d) A cherry blossom.

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

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

11. Who does Auntie say will end up in a jorou-ya if she ever gets what she deserves?
(a) Chiyo.
(b) Pumpkin.
(c) Hatsumomo.
(d) Yoko.

12. What does Sayuri compare her encounter with the Chairman to at the beginning of chapter 19?
(a) An incense offering.
(b) A gentle stream.
(c) A temple bell.
(d) A cherry blossom.

13. What does Pumpkin leave the okiya to get for Hatsumomo in chapter 20?
(a) Her boyfriend.
(b) Noodles.
(c) A shamisen.
(d) Hairpins she loaned to Korin.

14. Why does Mameha say Mother won't adopt Hatsumomo?
(a) Mother couldn't bear to transfer her power to Hatsumomo.
(b) Mother and Hatsumomo don't get along.
(c) Hatsumomo would probably find a way to do away with Mother.
(d) Hatsumomo would steal Mother's fortune.

15. In chapter 16, what does Mameha claim Hatsumomo's behavior proves?
(a) That she is sincere.
(b) That she is evil.
(c) That she is cold-blooded.
(d) That she is desperate.