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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book One: Page 137 through 168.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did MM realize that Fujiwara was not spending much time with his first wife?
(a) His first wife had other lovers.
(b) She was trying to win him back as well.
(c) Fujiwara had become ill.
(d) Fujiwara was out of the village.

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

3. How did MM maintain a low profile during her stay in Uji?
(a) She did not stay in a hotel.
(b) She brought very few attendants.
(c) She avoided to the shrine during its more populated hours.
(d) She dressed herself in peasant clothing.

4. What did MM feel for Fujiwara's first wife when she realized he was seeing them both?
(a) Anger.
(b) Fear.
(c) Sympathy.
(d) Relief.

5. When she was looking back on her courtship with Fujiwara, what did MM admit doing when she currently saw him?
(a) She grew angry.
(b) She grew happy.
(c) She became sick.
(d) She cried.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was significant about the letters MM sent back to Fujiwara during their courtship?

2. What disappointed MM about her travels after the market town?

3. What did MM admit to considering when she wrote her letter to Fujiwara?

4. Why was Fujiwara not allowed to touch his wife when she was ill?

5. How old was MM when Fujiwara begins to court her?

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