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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9 | Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Chiyo say regularly complicates the task of doing her chores?
(a) Pumpkin.
(b) Her hunger.
(c) Her need to cry.
(d) Sitting with Granny.

2. Why does Mameha say Mother won't adopt Hatsumomo?
(a) Mother and Hatsumomo don't get along.
(b) Hatsumomo would steal Mother's fortune.
(c) Mother couldn't bear to transfer her power to Hatsumomo.
(d) Hatsumomo would probably find a way to do away with Mother.

3. Where does Chiyo go after eating her shaved ice in chapter 9?
(a) To the school.
(b) To the stone wall.
(c) To the Gion shrine.
(d) To the okiya.

4. Around which year does the narrator say Chiyo arrives in Kyoto?
(a) 1920.
(b) 1950.
(c) 1930.
(d) 1940.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does Chiyo say Hatsumomo is "like an empress" in the okiya?

3. Which element does Chiyo's mother have too much of in her personality?

4. What is Chiyo asked to deliver to Hatsumomo in chapter 7?

5. Whose graves does Chiyo see in the graveyard?

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