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

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

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

4. Why does Mother say Chiyo should be punished for ruining Mameha's kimono?
(a) They can't very well punish Hatsumomo.
(b) Chiyo was holding the brush.
(c) Chiyo has hated Hatsumomo from the beginning and must have thought the kimono was hers.
(d) Ruining the kimono was Chiyo's idea.

5. Which element does Chiyo's mother have too much of in her personality?
(a) Fire.
(b) Wood.
(c) Water.
(d) Earth.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Chiyo say regularly complicates the task of doing her chores?

2. What does Chiyo first notice about Hatsumomo?

3. What does Hatsumomo's boyfriend do for a living?

4. What does Chiyo think she's seen in the maids' room when she returns to the okiya in chapter 7?

5. Around which year does the narrator say Chiyo arrives in Kyoto?

(see the answer key)

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