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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book One: Pages 95 through 136.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did the town treat Fujiwara's affair?
(a) They made fun of Tokihime.
(b) They looked upon MM with disgrace.
(c) They gossiped.
(d) They shunned him.

2. What did MM find hard to do when Fujiwara chose to spend his time with his other wife?
(a) Sleep.
(b) Eat.
(c) Pray.
(d) Care for her child.

3. What did MM and Fujiwara play at the Gosechi Festival?
(a) Chess.
(b) Tennis.
(c) Tiles.
(d) Backgammon.

4. In what season did MM and Fujiwara move into her father's old house?
(a) Winter.
(b) Spring.
(c) Summer.
(d) Fall.

5. What was significant about the letters MM sent back to Fujiwara during their courtship?
(a) She enclosed a lock of her hair.
(b) The letters were loving.
(c) She dabbed it with her perfume.
(d) The tone was cold.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did MM assume about Fujiwara's first wife when he began to stay with her again?

2. Who responded to MM's letters for Fujiwara during his illness?

3. How did MM realize that Fujiwara was not spending much time with his first wife?

4. How did MM feel about her marriage after ten years?

5. Before his awkward return back to MM, how many days did Fujiwara disappear after an argument with her?

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