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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 25.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In chapter 16, what does Mameha tell Sayuri that Pumpkin has won?
(a) The apprentice's award.
(b) A managing stake in the okiya.
(c) A trip to Kyoto.
(d) The geisha's award.

2. What gift does the Baron present to Sayuri?
(a) An antique set of makeup brushes.
(b) An antique kimono.
(c) An antique pair of shoes.
(d) An antique hair ornament.

3. What does Uchida Kosaburo do for a living?
(a) He's an artist.
(b) He's a poet.
(c) He's a choreographer.
(d) He's a calligrapher.

4. What happened the same month that Sayuri first met the Chairman?
(a) The Chairman got married.
(b) Iwamura Electric recruited Nobu.
(c) Nobu was injured in a bombing.
(d) Iwamura Electric celebrated its twentieth anniversary.

5. What is the theme for the season's "Dances of the Old Capital"?
(a) Colors of the Four Seasons in Kyoto.
(b) Famous Places from the Tale of the Heike.
(c) The Gleaming Light of the Morning Sun.
(d) The Morning Sun on the Waves.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Awajiumi do for a living before he began working at the Gion Registry Office?

2. In which city was Nobu injured?

3. What does Mameha tell Sayuri to show to men when she's filling their teacups?

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

5. What does Nobu say are the three most important things in life?

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