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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Sections 100-115.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Shonagon enjoy seeing men carry to and fro as the Festival approached?
(a) Rolls of material.
(b) Loaves of bread.
(c) Flowers for the ladies.
(d) Decorations for the palace.

2. What did the Empress give the old nun?
(a) One of her own robes.
(b) A basket of fruit.
(c) Money.
(d) A room to stay in.

3. What kind of carriage was supposed to move slowly according to Shonagon?
(a) Palm-leaf.
(b) Wickerwork.
(c) Horse drawn.
(d) Wooden.

4. What did Shonagon think small children and babies should look like?
(a) Tall.
(b) Willow trees.
(c) Puppies.
(d) Plump.

5. What does Shonagon say was depressing for a messenger who brought a gift to a house where a child was just born?
(a) The gift was returned unopened.
(b) The messenger was ignored.
(c) No reward was given.
(d) The child had died.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Lord Akinobu say he had picked with his own hands?

2. Who did the Empress suggest Shonagon ask for advice about how to respond to the package from Yukinari?

3. Which of these did Shonagon say loses by being painted?

4. What was the poem Captain Tadanobu was going to recite in "One Day Captain Tadanobu, the Imperial Adviser, Came to Call?"

5. What kind of bird was said to make its nest in the paulownia tree?

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