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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the Baron make Mameha remove from its place in her apartment?
(a) A poem by Matsudaira Koichi.
(b) A rare ceramic vase.
(c) Her dressing mirror.
(d) A painting of a landscape.

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

3. How does Hatsumomo paint her lips?
(a) She paints the full shape of both of the lips.
(b) She paints a pouty expression on the lower lip and the full shape of the upper lip.
(c) She paints just the lower lip.
(d) She paints a circle shape.

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

5. In talking with Mother, what excuse does Chiyo make up for her presence in the entrance hall during Mameha's visit?
(a) She says she was trying to buff a scratch out of the floorboards.
(b) She says she was trying to fold Hatsumomo's obi.
(c) She says she was trying to remove the dust from the altar.
(d) She says she was trying to bring tea to Auntie.

6. What does Mameha tell her maid to do with Chiyo when she sees her the first time after a long absence?
(a) Give her some proper shoes.
(b) Give her a bath.
(c) Fix her hair.
(d) Put her in a kimono.

7. Who does Sayuri first believe she sees with Nobu?
(a) Mr. Bekku.
(b) Mr. Tanaka.
(c) Her sister.
(d) Hatsumomo.

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

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

10. Why does Chiyo say Hatsumomo is "like an empress" in the okiya?
(a) She is the most beautiful woman in the house.
(b) She is a tyrant.
(c) She has the most power.
(d) She earns the income for the whole house.

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

12. Who is Hatsumiyo?
(a) Pumpkin.
(b) Mother's biological daughter.
(c) Hatsumomo's biological sister.
(d) Mameha's older sister.

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

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

15. What problem does Sayuri have in trying to pour tea for the Chairman in chapter 17?
(a) The teapot is empty.
(b) The Chairman says he doesn't like tea.
(c) She spills the tea on the Chairman.
(d) She was supposed to pour tea for Nobu first.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Mameha's older sister have an affair with?

2. How does Sayuri say the young actor she met at the party died a few years after they met?

3. What does Mr. Tanaka write has happened to Satsu?

4. Who repeatedly invites Sayuri to the Ichiriki Teahouse to entertain in chapter 19?

5. At which teahouse does Chiyo's ceremony with Mameha take place?

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