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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How does Sayuri say the young actor she met at the party died a few years after they met?
(a) He fell off a bridge in Gion.
(b) He died of drug overdose.
(c) He was killed by a waitress.
(d) He killed himself with a sword.

3. What does Chiyo first notice about Hatsumomo?
(a) The small steps she takes when she walks.
(b) Her superstition.
(c) The beauty of her kimono.
(d) Her cruelty.

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

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

6. What does the cook have in her hand when Mameha and Sayuri arrive at Mameha's former okiya?
(a) A knife.
(b) A fish.
(c) A kettle.
(d) A plate.

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

8. In chapter 16, what does Mameha claim Hatsumomo's behavior proves?
(a) That she is sincere.
(b) That she is desperate.
(c) That she is cold-blooded.
(d) That she is evil.

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

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

11. What does Mr. Tanaka deliver to Chiyo for her mother at the beginning of chapter 2?
(a) Chinese herbs.
(b) Tea.
(c) Medicine.
(d) Fish.

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

13. What are tsutsumi, okawa, and taiko?
(a) Kinds of drums.
(b) Kinds of songs.
(c) Kinds of dances.
(d) Kinds of stringed instruments.

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

15. What are ekubo?
(a) Incense sticks.
(b) Chopsticks.
(c) Crab cakes.
(d) Sweet rice cakes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Chiyo do at the end of chapter 13 that convinces Mameha that she is ready for her debut?

2. What happened the same month that Sayuri first met the Chairman?

3. Why does Pumpkin have so much trouble in music class?

4. What does Kuniko say Taro is afraid of?

5. What does Nobu say are the three most important things in life?

(see the answer keys)

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