English 110 - Introduction to World Literature 1700 to Present » Spring 2021 » Reading Quiz 1

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Question #1
When the narrator is selected to be the mistress of a domain lord (because of her specific beauty qualifications) why is she blamed, dismissed and sent back home?
A.   Because she curses at her lord.
B.   Because her lord loses his health and vitality.
C.   Because a sacred altar piece had gone missing.
D.   Because another mistress betrays her.
Question #2
When the narrator grows tired of living with the priest in the temple, what clever device does she come up with to get herself sent home?
A.   She steals the priest's incense.
B.   She fakes her own pregnancy.
C.   She says her father is coming to kill the priest.
D.   She claims to be an evil spirit.
Question #3
As a calligrapher, the sensuous woman falls in love with one of her clients. When she propositions him, what does he rudely tell her not to expect?
A.   sexual gratification
B.   respect
C.   money and gifts
D.   marriage and status
Question #4
At the women's jealousy meeting, what object do the women use to act out their jealousy and anger?
A.   a portrait of their husband
B.   a life-size doll
C.   an iron ball
D.   a giant phallus
Question #5
After the narrator has spent some time in the Dai-unji Temple, what does she realize about all 500 of the holy disciples?
A.   She had slept with all of them.
B.   She did not respect any of them.
C.   They all have the same eyes.
D.   They all look like her first husband.

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