Memoirs of a Geisha Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

Arthur Golden
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Memoirs of a Geisha Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Chiyo break by falling off the roof?
(a) Her leg.
(b) Her arm.
(c) Her neck.
(d) Her back.

2. Which teahouse does Mameha entertain Dr. Crab at the end of chapter 20?
(a) At the Shirae.
(b) At the Yashino.
(c) At the Ichiriki.
(d) At the Mizuki.

3. In chapter 12 what does the narrator say she did NOT study?
(a) The art of calligraphy.
(b) The art of woodblock printing.
(c) The art of Bunraku puppet theater.
(d) The art of flower arranging.

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

5. What color do Mameha and her maid agree that Chiyo's eyes are on their visit to pay their respects to Granny?
(a) Ink.
(b) Grey.
(c) Charcoal.
(d) Blue grey.

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

7. What does Sayuri compare herself to in explaining to Pumpkin the desperate situation she's in?
(a) An ant.
(b) A zucchini.
(c) A maid.
(d) A cockroach.

8. What word does Nobu use to characterize geisha naming traditions?
(a) Esteemed.
(b) Foolish.
(c) Ridiculous.
(d) Venerable.

9. Who is waiting at Mameha's apartment for Sayuri when she arrives at the end of chapter 15?
(a) Mr. Tanaka.
(b) Mr. Itchoda.
(c) Mr. Bekku.
(d) Yoko.

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

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

12. Why does Mother say Chiyo should be punished for ruining Mameha's kimono?
(a) Ruining the kimono was Chiyo's idea.
(b) They can't very well punish Hatsumomo.
(c) Chiyo has hated Hatsumomo from the beginning and must have thought the kimono was hers.
(d) Chiyo was holding the brush.

13. What does Pumpkin say she'd rather drink when Hatsumomo insists she drink a beer with her at the beginning of chapter 20?
(a) Sake.
(b) Urine.
(c) Spit.
(d) Tea.

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

15. What is a momoware?
(a) A type of peach.
(b) A hairpin.
(c) A kind of kimono.
(d) An apprentice geisha's hairstyle.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Kuniko say Taro is afraid of?

2. What does Dr. Crab accuse Mameha and Sayuri of doing?

3. Why does Mameha say Mother won't adopt Hatsumomo?

4. What does Hatsumomo say her paulownia wood is for?

5. Why does Hatsumomo say Mameha is trying to drive her out of Gion?

(see the answer keys)

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