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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Sections 37-51.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was hung from the pillars of the Empress' palace during the Festival of the Fifth Month?
(a) Pear blossoms.
(b) Herbal balls.
(c) Cherry blossoms.
(d) Chrysanthemums.

2. What bird did Shonagon say she liked even though it did not belong to her country?
(a) Mockingbird.
(b) Parrot.
(c) Lark.
(d) Cuckoo.

3. What was painted on the sliding screen in the back of the hall at Seiryo Palace?
(a) Cherry trees.
(b) Dragons.
(c) Stormy sea.
(d) Plum blossoms.

4. Who came out of the house to inquire whether or not "Lord So-and-so's" attendants had arrived yet in the section titled "Once When I Was Passing?"
(a) The Empress.
(b) A pretty kitchen-maid.
(c) A young boy.
(d) A cook.

5. What time of the day did Shonagan say was the most beautiful in the spring?
(a) Afternoon.
(b) Dawn.
(c) Evening.
(d) Late night.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was rare in a servant according to the section titled "Rare Things?"

2. What kind of carriage was supposed to move slowly according to Shonagon?

3. What did stout men strike Shonagon as being?

4. In the section called "Depressing Things," what was depressing about a letter from the provinces?

5. What does Shonagon say was depressing for a messenger who brought a gift to a house where a child was just born?

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