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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What excuse does Mameha make up for her visit?
(a) She says she forgot something the last time she visited.
(b) She says she wanted to see if the okiya was still having trouble with Chiyo.
(c) She says she was wondering about Chiyo's health.
(d) She says she came by to pay her respects to Mother after the loss of Granny.

2. What does Chiyo think she's seen in the maids' room when she returns to the okiya in chapter 7?
(a) Pumpkin.
(b) A cat.
(c) A rat.
(d) Hatsumomo.

3. What are "zori"?
(a) Fish.
(b) Shoes.
(c) Boats.
(d) Pants.

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

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

6. What does Hatsumomo say her paulownia wood is for?
(a) For holding up her hair.
(b) For decorating her Noh mask.
(c) For tying her obi.
(d) For drawing her eyebrows.

7. Which element does Chiyo's mother have too much of in her personality?
(a) Fire.
(b) Wood.
(c) Water.
(d) Earth.

8. After she learns that Mother will be adopting Pumpkin, how much time does Mameha say she and Sayuri have to ensure Sayuri's success?
(a) A few weeks.
(b) A few months.
(c) A year.
(d) A few days.

9. 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 fish merchant.
(c) He was a geisha dresser.
(d) He was a sumo wrestler.

10. What are ohana?
(a) Offerings to the Teahouse mistress.
(b) Offerings to the geisha.
(c) A geisha's nightly fee.
(d) Incense sticks.

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

12. What does Mameha say generous people don't do?
(a) Become geisha.
(b) Become patrons of geisha.
(c) Become okiya owners.
(d) Become teahouse owners.

13. Who announces Mameha's visit to Mother at the beginning of chapter 11?
(a) Pumpkin.
(b) Yoko.
(c) Chiyo.
(d) Auntie.

14. 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) Grey.
(c) Ink.
(d) Charcoal.

15. What does Mr. Tanaka write has happened to Satsu?
(a) She has come back to Yoroido.
(b) She has died.
(c) She has fallen ill.
(d) She has run off with Mr. Sugi's son.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the ceremony performed that ties Pumpkin and Hatsumomo together as sisters?

2. What does Hatsumomo make sure Pumpkin and Chiyo never do again?

3. What does the cook have in her hand when Mameha and Sayuri arrive at Mameha's former okiya?

4. How does Pumpkin react to Mameha's visit?

5. Why does Mameha say Hatsumomo is trying to make Pumpkin look good?

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