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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. In "Enviable Things" what hour was it when Shonagon was still only half way to the top of the hill to get to the Upper Shrine?
2. What kind of pond did Shonagon like best?
3. In "When His Excellency, the Chancellor, Had Departed" who reminded Shonagon of the next line of a poem she had forgotten?
4. For what occasion did the Empress have to leave the Palace while they were in mourning for the Chancellor?
5. What did Masahiro hide behind a screen to eat?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why did Shonagon say festivals held near the palace were distant but near?
2. What did Shonagon hope to find out by seeing the Shigei Sha and what conclusion did she come to?
3. Why did the priest tell the women to keep talking all night after overhearing their conversation about where the wood for the Chamberlains' batons come from and talking about the names of clothing?
4. Why did the Empress keep the note Yukinari sent with the square cakes?
5. Why did the Empress say that she could understand why Shonagon would be particularly impressed by Tadanobu's finding the perfect lines to say at a gathering following a service for the late Chancellor?
6. Why did Shonagon prefer that the envoys in the Special Festival at Kamo keep their faces concealed with wisteria?
7. Why was Shonagon moved to tears upon witnessing the Emperor paying his respects to the Empress Dowager?
8. Why did Tadanobu tell Nobukata about the secret code he and Shonagon spoke in?
9. Why did Shonagon say that no one pays attention to a Palace Chaplain when he walks by?
10. Why was Nobukata upset by Shonagon's response to his inquiry about how she felt about the poem "had not yet reached the term of thirty?"
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What is Shonagon's writing style? What kinds of words did she use? How did she express her opinions?
Essay Topic 2
What role did romance play in Shonagon's life? What rules for romance did she have?
Essay Topic 3
Describe the political atmosphere following the death of the Chancellor. What impact did it have on Shonagon's life? How as the Empress affected?
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