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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 gate at the house of the Senior Steward was too small for the carriage Shonagon and the other ladies rode in?
(a) South.
(b) North.
(c) West.
(d) East.
2. What did common people often add to their speech?
(a) Submissive words.
(b) Extra syllables.
(c) An accent.
(d) Expletives.
3. What tree's blossoms did Shonagon consider prosaic and vulgar, but later changed her mind about?
(a) Pear tree.
(b) Orange tree.
(c) Peach tree.
(d) Cherry tree.
4. How did Shonagon say the sky should appear on the fifth day of the Fifth Month?
(a) Sunny.
(b) Cloudy.
(c) Foggy.
(d) Brilliantly blue.
5. What tree did pilgrims returning from Mitake often bring back branches of?
(a) Cherry.
(b) Orange.
(c) Sakaki.
(d) Cypress.
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 enjoy seeing men carry to and fro as the Festival approached?
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?
4. What hateful thing did Shonagon say some elderly people did when warming their hands over a brazier?
5. In the section called "Depressing Things," what was depressing about a letter from the provinces?
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