Question

In this book, a woman sends a drawing of an umbrella to express her disappointment with the narrator, who replies with a drawing of heavy rainfall. An early section of this book suggests that preachers should be good-looking, so that it’s hard to look away when they’re speaking. This book praises the beauty of fireflies on dark summer nights in its opening section, which lists the best time (15[1])of day to view each of the four (15[1])seasons. Arthur (*) Waley’s abridged (10[1])1928 translation of this book prioritized passages mentioning lovers. (10[1])This book includes people blowing their nose while speaking among “things that give (10[1])a pathetic impression,” which joins sections (-5[1])like “Elegant Things” and “Hateful Things” among this book’s many lists. For 10 points, name this book of musings about court life in the Heian era, written by Sei Shonagon. ■END■ (10[1])

ANSWER: The Pillow Book [or Makura no Sōshi]
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Ned TagtmeierChicago AOSU6715
Nick JensenMojo ShojoBrownstein et al.7515
Mitch McCullarIllinoisAmartya Senpai Notice Me7910
Alston BoydChicago B+Purdue University Fightin' Hadrien Davids8810
Charles HangWUSTLMichigan10110
Ashvin SrivatsaEpic GamesNorthwestern107-5
Andrew SalijNorthwesternEpic Games13810

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2023 BHSU @ Northwestern02/25/2023Y6100%33%17%91.33
2023 BHSU @ Maryland03/11/2023Y3100%0%0%96.67