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Quiz about Memoirs of a Geisha
Quiz about Memoirs of a Geisha

Memoirs of a Geisha Trivia Quiz


This is my first quiz ever, so it may not be perfect. This on chapters 1-8 of "Memoirs of a Geisha" (by Arthur Golden). I hope you like it!

A multiple-choice quiz by jgrc. Estimated time: 3 mins.
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Author
jgrc
Time
3 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
249,484
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
7 / 10
Plays
863
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Question 1 of 10
1. Where is Chiyo born? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. What does Chiyo call her house? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. What does Chiyo think is happening to her the second time she and her sister go with Mr. Tanaka? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Mother is older than Auntie.


Question 5 of 10
5. Who has the largest room in the okiya? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Hatsumomo uses a cream on her face. It is expensive, so she only uses a few drops. It is made out of the droppings of a type of bird. What type of bird is that? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. What type of sake is Hatsumomo's favorite? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. What is the design on Mameha's kimono that Hatsumomo forces Chiyo to ruin? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. What is the name of Hatsumomo's boyfriend? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Mr. Tanaka writes Chiyo concerning the death of her parents.



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Where is Chiyo born?

Answer: Yoroido

It is stated in the second paragraph that Chiyo is born in Yoroido. It is considered to be a dump. Chiyo is born here to a superstitious fisherman. She, at this point in this story, has only once seen anybody of any importance: the Emporer's nephew.
2. What does Chiyo call her house?

Answer: tipsy house

Chiyo thinks of most things in a different perspective than other people. She thinks that her house is tilted in such a way that it looks like it has had too much to drink.
3. What does Chiyo think is happening to her the second time she and her sister go with Mr. Tanaka?

Answer: Mr. Tanaka is adopting her and Satsu

Chiyo is constantly under the false impression that Mr. Tanaka is going to adopt her and Satsu. She continues to have this hope up until the point of time when she and Satsu are taken on the train. However, Satsu has never been under such an impression.
4. Mother is older than Auntie.

Answer: False

This is stated when Chiyo is first shown to Mother. Auntie was actually Mother's "big sister." However, Auntie once fell and broke her hip. Therefore, she was forced to retire as a geisha, and Mother was adopted by Granny in her place.
5. Who has the largest room in the okiya?

Answer: Hatsumomo

The room that Hatsumomo occupies had previously been used to house up to 4 geisha at a time, but Hatsumomo is the only money-making geisha in the okiya at this point in the book, so she gets the room to herself.
6. Hatsumomo uses a cream on her face. It is expensive, so she only uses a few drops. It is made out of the droppings of a type of bird. What type of bird is that?

Answer: Nightingale

The nightingale droppings were thought to be good for the skin. In the time when Granny was a geisha, they used China Clay. That was also thought to be good for the skin, but when the geisha went to mineral springs, the China Clay made their skin turn yellow.
7. What type of sake is Hatsumomo's favorite?

Answer: amakuchi

Amakuchi is very light and sweet, and it is brewed only in the winter. However, when Chiyo is ordered to go get Hatsumomo something to drink, there is none left from the previous winter. Therefore, she is forced to get Hatsumomo and Korin some beer instead.
8. What is the design on Mameha's kimono that Hatsumomo forces Chiyo to ruin?

Answer: vines with autumn leaves

Hatsumomo gets Mameha's kimono by blackmailing Mameha's maid. Hatsumomo caught Mameha's maid having an affair with a theater director. When Hatsumomo presents the kimono, she makes Chiyo "practice her calligraphy" on the kimono. Chiyo considers the marks made by her hand to really be "Hatsumomo... just trying in her own way to be artistic." Then, Chiyo is forced to return the ruined kimono, and she sees Mameha for the first time.
9. What is the name of Hatsumomo's boyfriend?

Answer: Koichi

Chiyo sees Hatsumomo and Koichi in the maid's room. She tells Mother about them when she is starting to get beaten. Then, all the maids and servants are denied six weeks of dried fish. If Chiyo was maybe unpopular before, she was definitely unpopular now.
10. Mr. Tanaka writes Chiyo concerning the death of her parents.

Answer: True

Mr. Tanaka also informs Chiyo as to Satsu and Mr. Sugi's son running away together. Chiyo is devastated when she finds out that she has no family left, and she tries to convince Auntie to set up the shrine and mortuary tablets out of her view. Instead, Auntie sets them up in the midle of the hall.
Source: Author jgrc

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