The Kagero Diary: A Woman's Autobiographical Text from Tenth-century... Short Essay Assignments

Short Essay Questions

The 60 short essay questions listed in this section require a one to two sentence answer. They ask students to demonstrate a deeper understanding of the text. Students must describe what they've read, rather than just recall it.

Short Essay Question - Book One: Pages 55 through 94

1. Describe Fujiwara's courtship of MM.

2. How did MM's initial impressions of Fujiwara compare to her feelings for him after their marriage?

3. What was the significance of MM giving birth to Michitsuna so quickly after her marriage?

4. How did MM realize Fujiwara was still seeing his first wife?

5. Why did MM write to Tokihime?

6. How did Fujiwara's affair with his first wife affect MM?

7. How did Fujiwara treat his relationship...
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