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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 28.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long has it been since Sayuri saw Nobu when the geisha districts are about to be closed down?
(a) Eight years.
(b) Three years.
(c) Five years.
(d) Four years.

2. Why won't the Baron help Mameha?
(a) He's no longer her danna.
(b) He wants to punish her.
(c) He has lost all his money.
(d) He's been arrested.

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 months.
(d) A few weeks.

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

5. What event is Sayuri referring to when she states: "...there did finally come a time when even the pinpoint of light in which we'd managed to keep ourselves suddenly went out" in chapter 28?
(a) The end of the tea rations.
(b) The General's sudden death.
(c) The arrival of the military police at the Nitta okiya.
(d) Korin's fire and subsequent job in the factory.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Chiyo keep doing when she bows on the street with Mameha that causes Mameha to pull her into an alley and show her the proper way of bowing?

2. Who is Hatsumiyo?

3. What does Sayuri compare herself to in explaining to Pumpkin the desperate situation she's in?

4. What does Mameha tell her maid to do with Chiyo when she sees her the first time after a long absence?

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

(see the answer key)

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