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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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) 60 percent.
(b) 25 percent.
(c) 30 percent.
(d) 10 percent.

3. In chapter 12 what does the narrator say she did NOT study?
(a) The art of flower arranging.
(b) The art of woodblock printing.
(c) The art of Bunraku puppet theater.
(d) The art of calligraphy.

4. Who announces Mameha's visit to Mother at the beginning of chapter 11?
(a) Yoko.
(b) Pumpkin.
(c) Chiyo.
(d) Auntie.

5. What is the cause of Granny's death?
(a) A space heater.
(b) A bee sting.
(c) A fire.
(d) A bad fall.

6. Who does Sayuri first believe she sees with Nobu?
(a) Her sister.
(b) Hatsumomo.
(c) Mr. Bekku.
(d) Mr. Tanaka.

7. Why does Pumpkin have so much trouble in music class?
(a) She has a hard time paying attention.
(b) She can't sing.
(c) She doesn't have much of an ear.
(d) She can't read music.

8. What are "zori"?
(a) Pants.
(b) Boats.
(c) Fish.
(d) Shoes.

9. Why does Hatsumomo say Mameha is trying to drive her out of Gion?
(a) Because Mameha has never liked Mother.
(b) Because Hatsumomo is more beautiful.
(c) Because Mameha is vengeful in character.
(d) Because Mameha has always hated Hatsumomo.

10. What's wrong with the kimono Mameha wants Sayuri to put on near the beginning of chapter 18?
(a) It has ink spilled on it.
(b) It's faded.
(c) It's too small.
(d) It's torn.

11. What does Pumpkin leave the okiya to get for Hatsumomo in chapter 20?
(a) A shamisen.
(b) Hairpins she loaned to Korin.
(c) Her boyfriend.
(d) Noodles.

12. What problem does Sayuri have in trying to pour tea for the Chairman in chapter 17?
(a) The teapot is empty.
(b) The Chairman says he doesn't like tea.
(c) She was supposed to pour tea for Nobu first.
(d) She spills the tea on the Chairman.

13. What does Mr. Tanaka write has happened to Satsu?
(a) She has run off with Mr. Sugi's son.
(b) She has died.
(c) She has come back to Yoroido.
(d) She has fallen ill.

14. What excuse does Mameha make up for her visit?
(a) She says she was wondering about Chiyo's health.
(b) She says she wanted to see if the okiya was still having trouble with Chiyo.
(c) She says she forgot something the last time she visited.
(d) She says she came by to pay her respects to Mother after the loss of Granny.

15. In which city was Nobu injured?
(a) In Kyoto.
(b) In Tokyo.
(c) In Seoul.
(d) In Peking.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color is the fabric used to create an apprentice geisha's hairstyle?

2. What does Kuniko say Taro is afraid of?

3. Sayuri compares Hatsumomo's beauty to that of an object someone had shown her some years after the story took place. What was the object?

4. How does Hatsumomo manage to show up at every party Mameha and Sayuri are at?

5. What does Chiyo break by falling off the roof?

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