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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. 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 days.
(b) A year.
(c) A few weeks.
(d) A few months.

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

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

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

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

8. Why does Hatsumomo say Mameha is trying to drive her out of Gion?
(a) Because Mameha has always hated Hatsumomo.
(b) Because Mameha is vengeful in character.
(c) Because Hatsumomo is more beautiful.
(d) Because Mameha has never liked Mother.

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

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

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

12. What is Chiyo asked to deliver to Hatsumomo in chapter 7?
(a) Her shamisen.
(b) Her obi.
(c) Her brooch.
(d) Her tortoiseshell hairpin.

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

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

15. In which city was Nobu injured?
(a) In Kyoto.
(b) In Tokyo.
(c) In Seoul.
(d) In Peking.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color is the fabric used to create an apprentice geisha's hairstyle?

2. What remark does the Chairman make about Sayuri's kimono?

3. What word does Nobu use to characterize geisha naming traditions?

4. What does Chiyo break by falling off the roof?

5. Whose graves does Chiyo see in the graveyard?

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