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Quiz about Little Known Memoirs of a Geisha Characters

Little Known "Memoirs of a Geisha" Characters Quiz

One of my favorite novels is Arthur Golden's "Memoirs of a Geisha." If you read the novel, you should be familiar with these lesser known characters. Good Luck!

A multiple-choice quiz by Ravenloft. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
Ravenloft

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
292,045

Updated
Jul 23 22

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

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262

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Question 1 of 10

1. Near the beginning of the book, Chiyo and her sister spend the night with Mr. Tanaka and his family. His daughter, Kuniko, has a baby doll the girls play with. What was the doll named? Hint

Toto

Taro

Tama

Taku

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Question 2 of 10

2. When Chiyo first meets The Chairman, he is in the company of which geisha? Hint

Kanako

Ichikimi

Izuko

Hatsumomo

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Question 3 of 10

3. Who was the telephone operator in Chiyo's okiya? Hint

Kayoko

Korin

Kazuko

Yoko

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Question 4 of 10

4. Who was Waza-san? Hint

Pumpkin's uncle

Nobu's driver

The Chairman's assistant

Mameha's fortune teller

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Question 5 of 10

5. Mrs. Okada was the mistress of Mameha's former okiya.

True

False

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Question 6 of 10

6. Who was the geisha who told Nobu who Sayuri's danna was? Hint

Hora

Sana-san

Kimoko

Michizono

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Question 7 of 10

7. Who was Bando Shojiro VI? Hint

A famous Kabuki actor

The Chairman's real name

The Baron's real name

There was no Bando in the novel

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Question 8 of 10

8. During the "Big Liar" game, Sayuri told the story of what geisha? She was afraid of being killed by a heavy wooden box falling on her head and that is how she supposedly died. Hint

Okaichi

Asami

Yoegoro

Hatsumiyo

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Question 9 of 10

9. Who was the elderly geisha who went on the weekend trip to Amami with Pumpkin, Sayuri and Mameha? Hint

Korin

Shizue

Mamehinto

Shokka-san

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Question 10 of 10

10. In 1956, the Chairman arranged for his eldest daughter to marry a man who would become his heir. The man called the wedding off at the last moment. What was his name? Hint

Inukai

Nishioka Minoru

Matsunaga Tsuneyoshi

Mr Bekku

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Near the beginning of the book, Chiyo and her sister spend the night with Mr. Tanaka and his family. His daughter, Kuniko, has a baby doll the girls play with. What was the doll named?

Answer: Taro

Taku was the name of Mother's little dog. Toto is the dog from "The Wizard of Oz" and Tama is the name of the cat from the anime series "Fushigi Yuugi."

2. When Chiyo first meets The Chairman, he is in the company of which geisha?

Answer: Izuko

Kanako was the geisha Hatsumomo traded hair ornaments with one night and Ichikimi was, according to Hatsumomo, "A bit stupid and as awkward as a cripple."

3. Who was the telephone operator in Chiyo's okiya?

Answer: Yoko

Kayoko was Mother's first name. Kazuko was one of Mameha's maids and Korin was Hatsumomo's friend.

4. Who was Waza-san?

Answer: Mameha's fortune teller

As Chiyo/Sayuri explains in the book, geisha are very superstitious. Waza was the one who approved the geisha name Sayuri for Chiyo.

5. Mrs. Okada was the mistress of Mameha's former okiya.

Answer: True

Mrs. Okada brought Mother the accounting books that proved Sayuri had paid off her debt and won Mameha's bet with Mother.

6. Who was the geisha who told Nobu who Sayuri's danna was?

Answer: Michizono

Michizono was an older geisha who usually could charm the bad tempered Nobu.
The other three names I made up.

7. Who was Bando Shojiro VI?

Answer: A famous Kabuki actor

His number one fan was Hatsumomo because he once said she was the most beautiful woman he had ever seen. But she got drunk and angry at him at a party and she bit him, causing her to be thrown out into the street.

8. During the "Big Liar" game, Sayuri told the story of what geisha? She was afraid of being killed by a heavy wooden box falling on her head and that is how she supposedly died.

Answer: Okaichi

Yoegoro was another Kabuki actor. Asami was one of Mameha's maids and Hatsumiyo was Pumpkin's geisha name.

9. Who was the elderly geisha who went on the weekend trip to Amami with Pumpkin, Sayuri and Mameha?

Answer: Shizue

This may have been a mistake on Mr. Golden's part but in one part of the book he says Shizue had been the mistress of a pharmacist for thirty years but later says she was the mistress of a bank director for over thirty years. So either there are two geisha named Shizue or she really got around!

10. In 1956, the Chairman arranged for his eldest daughter to marry a man who would become his heir. The man called the wedding off at the last moment. What was his name?

Answer: Nishioka Minoru

The wedding's cancellation really upset the Chairman. He would even snap at Sayuri for the least little thing.

Source: Author Ravenloft

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