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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Sections 85-99.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What tree's blossoms did Shonagon consider prosaic and vulgar, but later changed her mind about?
(a) Orange tree.
(b) Pear tree.
(c) Peach tree.
(d) Cherry tree.
2. How many women got in the carriage to go hear the hototogisu singing?
(a) Four.
(b) Ten.
(c) Two.
(d) Six.
3. What is the meaning of the name of the plant that Shonagon asked the children the name of in "On the Sixth of the Month?"
(a) Earless plant.
(b) High head plant.
(c) Neckless plant.
(d) Eyeless plant.
4. What did Shonagon say the child who brought a letter to Tozammi's room looked like?
(a) A basket worm.
(b) A stick of bamboo.
(c) A cherub.
(d) A hototogisu.
5. What color of under-robe was depressing in the Eighth Month?
(a) Blue.
(b) White.
(c) Black.
(d) Red.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who recited the perfect lines at the gathering following the service dedicated to the late Chancellor?
2. In "A Lover's Visit," what did Shonagon find irritating about servants who arrived with the lover?
3. What was the right season to meet one's lover?
4. Which of the people associated with ox carts were to be dressed well?
5. What hateful thing did Shonagon say some elderly people did when warming their hands over a brazier?
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