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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. Who came out of the house to inquire whether or not "Lord So-and-so's" attendants had arrived yet in the section titled "Once When I Was Passing?"
2. What tree did people regard as the tree of the Divine Presence?
3. What was rare in a servant according to the section titled "Rare Things?"
4. During what cool month of heavy showers and fierce winds did Shonagon like to nap?
5. What did Shonagon say gentlemen should always have lest she find them boring?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why did Shonagon say a wickerwork carriage should move swiftly?
2. Why did Shonagon change her opinion of the blossom of the pear tree?
3. Why was it considered such a bad thing for Masahiro to leave his shoes on the serving-board?
4. Why did the name of the water-plantain amuse Shonagon?
5. Why did the women hit one another with gruel sticks?
6. Why did dried hollyhock produce fond memories?
7. Why did Shonagon think that moonlight shining on snow on the roof of common people's houses was unsuitable?
8. Why did Shonagon say that there was nothing worse than a poorly dressed ox carriage driver?
9. What was the reason given for the way the snap-beetle bowed while crawling?
10. In "Smaller Shirakawa," why did Shonagon and her companions leave the morning service early?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What was Shonagon's relationship with the Empress like? Was Shonagon merely a servant or were they friends? How do we know this?
Essay Topic 2
How does The Pillow Book cross lines between being a work of non-fiction and a work of fiction? What elements of fiction does it contain?
Essay Topic 3
Describe life in the women's apartments. What were the apartments like and why did Shonagon enjoy living there?
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