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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Which worm was said to have been begotten by a demon?
(a) Inch worm.
(b) Basket worm.
(c) Earth worm.
(d) Silk worm.
2. What color was the lute Shonagon saw the Empress holding in the section called "A Group of Senior Courtiers?"
(a) Red.
(b) Silver.
(c) Black.
(d) Brown.
3. How did Shonagon say the sky should appear on the fifth day of the Fifth Month?
(a) Foggy.
(b) Cloudy.
(c) Brilliantly blue.
(d) Sunny.
4. What did the officials carry when they came to thank the Emperor for their new appointments?
(a) Scrolls.
(b) Batons.
(c) Flowers.
(d) Baskets.
5. What did Shonagon tell the Empress she thought of Yukinari?
(a) He was foolish.
(b) He was unusual.
(c) He was cruel.
(d) He was handsome.
Short Answer Questions
1. What gift did the Empress give the wet nurse who was leaving?
2. What did the bedraggled and injured dog do that convinced Shonagon he was Okinamaro?
3. What was the weather like in the Seventh Month?
4. What did Yukinari say he could not stand in a woman?
5. What was the driver of an ox-carriage supposed to look like according to Shonagon?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why were Shonagon and the other women disgusted by the response of some of the servants who were carrying attractively wrapped bundles and bags when the women asked them who the packages belonged to?
2. In "It Is Hateful When a Well-Bred Young Man," why did Shonagan think it was proper for a gentleman to bring along a man when he went to visit a lady-in-waiting?
3. Why did dried hollyhock produce fond memories?
4. Why did the name of the water-plantain amuse Shonagon?
5. Why did Shonagon change her opinion of the blossom of the pear tree?
6. The herbal balls hung on the pillars of the Empress' palace during the Festival of the Fifth Month were supposed to last until the next Chrysanthemum Festival. Why didn't they last until then?
7. Why did Shonagon think that moonlight shining on snow on the roof of common people's houses was unsuitable?
8. What caused Hitachi no Suke to stop coming to the Palace?
9. Why was it considered such a bad thing for Masahiro to leave his shoes on the serving-board?
10. Why was it depressing for someone to wear a white under-robe in the Eighth Month?
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