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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 18.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much does Mother first offer Mameha on top of her usual fee for her services of being an older sister if Chiyo pays off her debts by twenty?
(a) 30 percent.
(b) 10 percent.
(c) 60 percent.
(d) 25 percent.

2. In talking with Mother, what excuse does Chiyo make up for her presence in the entrance hall during Mameha's visit?
(a) She says she was trying to fold Hatsumomo's obi.
(b) She says she was trying to bring tea to Auntie.
(c) She says she was trying to remove the dust from the altar.
(d) She says she was trying to buff a scratch out of the floorboards.

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

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

5. What does Chiyo think she's seen in the maids' room when she returns to the okiya in chapter 7?
(a) A rat.
(b) Hatsumomo.
(c) Pumpkin.
(d) A cat.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which element does Chiyo's father have too much of in his personality?

2. What are tsutsumi, okawa, and taiko?

3. Where does Chiyo go after eating her shaved ice in chapter 9?

4. What does Mameha say generous people don't do?

5. Who does Sayuri first believe she sees with Nobu?

(see the answer key)

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