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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who kept MM awake one night during her pilgrimage?

2. What river did MM cross to reach the object of her pilgrimage?

3. What was the name of Fujiwara's first wife?

4. To whom did MM attempt to object about Fujiwara's unwanted courtship?

5. After the year of mourning, what happened that sent MM back into her depression?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was significant about Michitsuna repeating "See you later" after his father?

2. Describe MM's offerings to the shrines and to the prince.

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

4. Describe Fujiwara's courtship of MM.

5. How did Fujiwara treat MM after her year of mourning?

6. How did Fujiwara react to MM's severe depression?

7. Describe MM's pilgrimage to Hase.

8. What happened when Tokihime had another child with Fujiwara?

9. Why did MM begin to make so many pilgrimages?

10. After the birth of Tokihime's child, how did Fujiwara ease his way back into MM's life?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze MM's relationships with both Lady Joganden and the Prince in regards to their society and the protocol of the court.

Essay Topic 2

Compose an essay about the ways in which the director's fervent pursuit of MM's adopted daughter was an echo of Fujiwara's courtship of MM and the implications of this in regards to their society.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the feminist aspects of "The Kagero Diary."

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