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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What caused the lamp to tip when Masahiro was responsible for filling the lamps with oil?
2. What did the guests pour wine into at the rehearsal for the Special Festivals?
3. What did a man deliver to Shonagon that was from the Empress in "One Day, When Her Majesty Was Surrounded by Several Ladies?"
4. What was stuck into the pile of snow that Emperor Murakami ordered?
5. Who was the Empress' sister?
Short Essay Questions
1. What did Shonagon hope to find out by seeing the Shigei Sha and what conclusion did she come to?
2. Why did Tadanobu tell Nobukata about the secret code he and Shonagon spoke in?
3. Why was Shonagon so impressed with Michinaga's obeisance to the Chancellor?
4. Why did Shonagon say that a woman who leaves home because she is angry with her husband has lost power?
5. Why was Shonagon concerned about having to write the opening lines to a few lines of poetry she received when Kinto was present?
6. Why was Shonagon moved to tears upon witnessing the Emperor paying his respects to the Empress Dowager?
7. Why was Nobukata upset by Shonagon's response to his inquiry about how she felt about the poem "had not yet reached the term of thirty?"
8. Why was Shonagon happy to receive a note from a man that read "the rain that swells the water?"
9. Why was Nobukata offended when Shonagon teased him about liking to have a place to lie down and rest?
10. Why did Shonagon spend a long time at home after the Chancellor's death?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How does The Pillow Book cross lines between being a work of non-fiction and a work of fiction? What elements of fiction does it contain?
Essay Topic 2
What was Shonagon's relationship with the Empress like? Was Shonagon merely a servant or were they friends? How do we know this?
Essay Topic 3
Describe life in the women's apartments. What were the apartments like and why did Shonagon enjoy living there?
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