Memoirs of a Geisha

Why does Chiyo paint on Mameha's kimono?

• because she was drunk after drinking with Hatsumomo and her friend, Korin.

• because she was jealous of how beautiful and famous Mameha was.

• she wouldn't do it so Pumpkin had to!

• she is doing whatever it takes to get Hatsumomo to tell her where her sister is.

What is the reason that everyone works so hard to make Hatsumomo happy even though she is so horrible to all of them?

• because she is the only working geisha in the okiya.

• because she is mother's only real daughter.

• because she is the most famous and beautiful geisha in all of Gion.

• because they don't want her to be mean to them.

Which flag represents the country that the story is taking place in?

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What is Chiyo's punishment for attempting to run away from the okiya with her sister?

• She is forced to eat rotting fish.

• She is pushed off of the roof and broke her arm.

• She can no longer attend geisha school.

• She must clean all of the bathrooms in the okiya.

How does meeting the Chairman change the trajectory of her life?

• She will no longer focus on the past.

• She will focus on her future.

• She will work hard to become a geisha.

• All of these are true.

When Chiyo is reflecting upon Granny's meanness, she says "Even stone can be worn down with enough rain." What does this most likely mean?

• The the okiya will being to fall apart from all the rain.

• That even kind people can turn mean overtime.

• That it has been raining a good deal in Gion.

• That stones turn into diamonds when they are constantly rained on.

Which major historical event happened during the story?

• World War I

  1914-1921

• Cold War

  1947-1991

• Vietnam War

  1955-1975

• World War I

  1914-1921

How can a geisha ever truly be free?

• She can never be free. The okiya owns her for her entire life.

• Only if mother dies.

• Only if mother adopts her, can she truly be free.

• Only if she pays off all of her debts to the okiya.

Why did Mr. Tanaka assist in the buying/selling of Chiyo and her sister?

• He was desperate for money because of the war.

• He thought he was actually sending them to an orphanage where they would get new parents.

• He was in love with Chiyo's mother and wanted to help them.

• He was once an orphan himself and wanted them to have a chance at a better life.

At what age will Chiyo need to repay her debts by to earn her freedom from the Nitta okiya?

• 22

• 25

• 20

• 18