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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Which element does Chiyo's mother have too much of in her personality?
(a) Fire.
(b) Earth.
(c) Wood.
(d) Water.
2. 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.
3. What does Mother tell Chiyo that Granny spends her whole day doing?
(a) Thinking of ways to help Hatsumomo.
(b) Thinking of ways to hurt Hatsumomo.
(c) Daydreaming.
(d) Wasting time.
4. Why does Chiyo say Hatsumomo is "like an empress" in the okiya?
(a) She earns the income for the whole house.
(b) She is a tyrant.
(c) She has the most power.
(d) She is the most beautiful woman in the house.
5. What are ohana?
(a) Offerings to the geisha.
(b) Offerings to the Teahouse mistress.
(c) A geisha's nightly fee.
(d) Incense sticks.
6. Why does Hatsumomo say Mameha is trying to drive her out of Gion?
(a) Because Mameha has never liked Mother.
(b) Because Mameha has always hated Hatsumomo.
(c) Because Hatsumomo is more beautiful.
(d) Because Mameha is vengeful in character.
7. Whose graves does Chiyo see in the graveyard?
(a) Her neighbors' graves.
(b) Her siblings' graves.
(c) Her father's first family's graves.
(d) Her grandparents' graves.
8. How does Hatsumomo manage to show up at every party Mameha and Sayuri are at?
(a) She has bribed the maids in every teahouse to tell her when the two arrive.
(b) She has bribed Mameha's maid to inform her of Mameha's schedule.
(c) She has bribed Auntie to inform her of Sayuri's schedule.
(d) She has bribed Pumpkin to find out about Sayuri's nightly engagements.
9. What does Dr. Crab accuse Mameha and Sayuri of doing?
(a) Leading him on.
(b) Taking advantage of him.
(c) Exploiting him.
(d) Misleading him.
10. What does Nobu say are the three most important things in life?
(a) Sumo, business, and war.
(b) War, business, and love.
(c) Sumo, business, and loyalty.
(d) Love, sumo, and business.
11. What did Awajiumi do for a living before he began working at the Gion Registry Office?
(a) He was a farmer.
(b) He was a geisha dresser.
(c) He was a fish merchant.
(d) He was a sumo wrestler.
12. 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 behaving well when she meets him despite his looks.
(c) By continually pouring sake for him.
(d) By being especially nice to him.
13. Where is the ceremony performed that ties Pumpkin and Hatsumomo together as sisters?
(a) At the Mizuki Teahouse.
(b) At the Nitta okiya.
(c) At the Gion Shrine.
(d) By the Shirakawa Stream.
14. What does Hatsumomo say her paulownia wood is for?
(a) For holding up her hair.
(b) For drawing her eyebrows.
(c) For tying her obi.
(d) For decorating her Noh mask.
15. At which teahouse does Chiyo's ceremony with Mameha take place?
(a) At the Kaiseki Teahouse.
(b) At the Kanzaki Teahouse.
(c) At the Ichikawa Teahouse.
(d) At the Ichiriki Teahouse.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does the Baron make Mameha remove from its place in her apartment?
2. In talking with Mother, what excuse does Chiyo make up for her presence in the entrance hall during Mameha's visit?
3. Why does Mameha say Mother wants Chiyo to fail?
4. What does Chiyo first notice about Hatsumomo?
5. What did Chiyo hide under the house's foundation that she finds again in chapter 9?
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