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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Sections 136-155.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What was the five-year-old boy that Shonagon saw while traveling her carriage one day holding?
(a) A bucket.
(b) A bow and stick.
(c) A puppy.
(d) Flowers.
2. In "One Evening during the Reign of Emperor Murakami" what was causing smoke to come from the brazier?
(a) A rat.
(b) A burning notebook.
(c) A cedar branch.
(d) A frog.
3. What tree did Shonagon say had a vulgar name?
(a) Chinese hawthorn.
(b) Cypress.
(c) Oak.
(d) Pear tree.
4. Who said they had left the grass in the garden outside the palace to grow long so they could admire the dew?
(a) Lady Sakyo.
(b) Lady Saisho.
(c) Shonagon.
(d) The Empress.
5. What was in the parcel that Yukinari sent Shonagon in "One Day a Man from the Office of Grounds?"
(a) Square cakes.
(b) Colored paper.
(c) Flowers.
(d) A robe.
Short Answer Questions
1. Which of the people associated with ox carts were to be dressed well?
2. What did Shonagon say was the most splendid of all qualities, especially in men?
3. In the section titled "In the Fifth Month" what kind of branch gave a fragrant scent when stuck in the carriage wheel?
4. What did a man deliver to Shonagon that was from the Empress in "One Day, When Her Majesty Was Surrounded by Several Ladies?"
5. What did Shonagon say the child who brought a letter to Tozammi's room looked like?
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