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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 did stout men strike Shonagon as being?
(a) Dumb-looking.
(b) Sloppy-looking.
(c) Lazy.
(d) Sleepy-looking.
2. During what cool month of heavy showers and fierce winds did Shonagon like to nap?
(a) The Fifth Month.
(b) The Ninth Month.
(c) The Third Month.
(d) The Seventh Month.
3. What color robe did Korechika wear when he came to report to His Majesty while the ladies sat discussing the painting on a sliding screen?
(a) Golden yellow.
(b) Wistaria.
(c) Cherry-colored.
(d) Black.
4. What tree did people regard as the tree of the Divine Presence?
(a) Cherry.
(b) Sakaki.
(c) Cypress.
(d) Oak.
5. In the section titled "Once When I Was Passing," what color were the inside blinds on the palm-leaf carriage Shonagon described?
(a) Purple.
(b) Green.
(c) Orange.
(d) Blue.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Shonagon say was depressing for a messenger who brought a gift to a house where a child was just born?
2. What did Shonagon tell the Empress she thought of Yukinari?
3. In the section called "Hateful Things," what hateful thing happened when an admirer came for a clandestine visit?
4. What kind of plant did Shonagon find pretty when it floated on the water of a pond?
5. What kind of bird was said to make its nest in the paulownia tree?
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