Think you’ve got your head wrapped around Memoirs of a Geisha? Put your knowledge to
the test. Good luck — the Stickman is counting on you!
Q. Complete the nature simile: "_____ flows from place to place quickly and always finds a crack to spill through."
water
fire
snow
molten lava
Q. Complete the nature simile: "I know perfectly well how Hatsumomo treats you: about like a _____ treats its next meal, I should think."
tiger
dragon
serpent
really hungry sumo
Q. Complete the nature simile: "But I believe the apprentice geisha of Gion is perhaps the most brilliantly colored ________ of all!"
peacock
butterfly
primate
dung beetle
Q. Complete the nature simile: "Things continued in this way, with Nobu probably feelings as comfortable as an __________ trying to act like a butterfly."
caterpillar
panda
elephant
Dustox
Q. Complete the nature simile: "When we feel pain, even the _____________ seem weighted with suffering to us."
swirling clouds
undulating waves
blossoming trees
sumos' thongs