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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Sections 116-135.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What did Masahiro hide behind a screen to eat?
(a) Seaweed.
(b) Rice.
(c) Beans.
(d) Fish.
2. In the section called "Hateful Things," what hateful thing happened when an admirer came for a clandestine visit?
(a) The admirer got lost.
(b) The door was locked.
(c) A dog barked.
(d) A maid caught the visitor.
3. What was the five-year-old boy that Shonagon saw while traveling her carriage one day holding?
(a) A bucket.
(b) A puppy.
(c) Flowers.
(d) A bow and stick.
4. Where did Shonagon like to sit after a thin fall of snow?
(a) In the Empress's bedchamber.
(b) Around a brazier on the veranda.
(c) Under a warm pile of blankets.
(d) Beside a pond in the garden.
5. In "Things Without Merit" what item did Shonagon say was so vulgar that people wouldn't want her to mention it?
(a) Festival rehearsals.
(b) Rice starch mixed with water.
(c) Overcooked seaweed.
(d) Blurred ink on fine paper.
Short Answer Questions
1. What tree's blossoms did Shonagon consider prosaic and vulgar, but later changed her mind about?
2. What insect did Shonagon compare the flageolet to?
3. In the section titled "In the Fifth Month" what kind of branch gave a fragrant scent when stuck in the carriage wheel?
4. How did Shonagon feel about women who lived at home and cared for their husbands?
5. Which of these did Shonagon say was distant but near?
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