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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What does Chiyo do at the end of chapter 13 that convinces Mameha that she is ready for her debut?
(a) She performs the tea ceremony perfectly all by herself.
(b) She makes a prominent man stop on the street to look at her.
(c) She catches the attention of every geisha she passes.
(d) She makes a delivery boy drop his tray just by looking at him.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Pumpkin say she'd rather drink when Hatsumomo insists she drink a beer with her at the beginning of chapter 20?

2. What is the exchange system by which everyday things are bought and sold in Gion called in the novel?

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

4. 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?

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

(see the answer key)

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