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Quiz about Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden

'Memoirs of a Geisha' by Arthur Golden Quiz

A friend bought this book for me and within 3 days I'd finished it, here are a few questions for people who loved this book as much as I did.

A multiple-choice quiz by Clare87. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
Clare87

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
110,010

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

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1163

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. What is the name of the company which Mr. Tanaka runs in Yoroido? Hint

The Ichiro Seafood Company

Toshikazu Electric

Iwamura Electric

The Japan Coastal Seafood Company

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Question 2 of 10

2. What is the name of the older, and not very likeable, Geisha at the okiya where Chiyo lives? Hint

Hatsumomo

Karin

Hatsumiyo

Satsumo

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Question 3 of 10

3. What is the name that Chiyo takes when she becomes an apprentice Geisha?

Answer: (One Name)

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Question 4 of 10

4. Who buys Chiyo's mizuage in the end? Hint

The Baron

Dr. Crab

Nobu

The Chairman

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Question 5 of 10

5. What kind of jewel does Nobu give to Chiyo after seeing her on the stage? Hint

An Emerald

A Sapphire

A Diamond

A Ruby

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Question 6 of 10

6. True or False, Mameha has had five abortions?

True

False

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Question 7 of 10

7. Who is Chiyo's first danna? Hint

The Chairman

Nobu

General Tottori

The Baron

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Question 8 of 10

8. What is the name of Hatsumomo's friend whose collection of Kimono is burnt during the war? Hint

Izuko

Korin

Satsu

Hatsumiyo

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Question 9 of 10

9. What is the name of the family who Chiyo lives with for the final years of the war? Hint

Iwamura

Sakomoto

Arashino

Nitta

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Question 10 of 10

10. Where does Chiyo move to at the end of the book? Hint

Tokyo

New York

London

Paris

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What is the name of the company which Mr. Tanaka runs in Yoroido?

Answer: The Japan Coastal Seafood Company

The character of Mr. Tanaka is quite cruel. He sells Chiyo so that she can become a geisha, but her sister's fate is much worse.

2. What is the name of the older, and not very likeable, Geisha at the okiya where Chiyo lives?

Answer: Hatsumomo

You are not told exactly what becomes of Hatsumomo after she is evicted from the okiya, but she was such a nasty piece of work that it's quite hard to feel sorry for her.

3. What is the name that Chiyo takes when she becomes an apprentice Geisha?

Answer: Sayuri

When she is later adopted by the 'mother' of her Okiya her name is further changed, she goes from being Sakamoto Chiyo to Nitta Sayuri.

4. Who buys Chiyo's mizuage in the end?

Answer: Dr. Crab

This part of the book seemed awful to me, but was very well, and tastefully, written.

5. What kind of jewel does Nobu give to Chiyo after seeing her on the stage?

Answer: A Ruby

Mameha tells Chiyo to give the ruby to her 'mother' this shows how well she is doing as a Geisha.

6. True or False, Mameha has had five abortions?

Answer: False

She has only had three abortions, but she has three little statues representing them, so she still remembers, and feels guilty about them.

7. Who is Chiyo's first danna?

Answer: General Tottori

The Chairman becomes Chiyo's danna at the end of the book, she twice refuses offers from Nobu, and the Baron is Mameha's danna.

8. What is the name of Hatsumomo's friend whose collection of Kimono is burnt during the war?

Answer: Korin

Izuko is the Geisha with the Chairman when Chiyo first meets him, Satsu is Chiyo's real sister and Hatsumiyo is Pumpkin's Geisha name.

9. What is the name of the family who Chiyo lives with for the final years of the war?

Answer: Arashino

The part of the book set after the war is quite sad and depressing, so much has changed, the way of life which the Geisha's knew and were used to was gone forever and much of the exotic traditions were lost.

10. Where does Chiyo move to at the end of the book?

Answer: New York

The book ended well on the whole, but it seemed as though the happiest years of Chiyo's life, when she was the Chairman's danna, were slightly rushed over, just for the sake of finishing the book.

Source: Author Clare87

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