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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book Two: Page 169 through 218.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did MM admit to considering when she wrote her letter to Fujiwara?
(a) Murder.
(b) Suicide.
(c) Isolation in a new country.
(d) A religious life.

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

3. For how long was MM ill in Book Two?
(a) Weeks.
(b) Days.
(c) Years.
(d) Months.

4. For how many months did Fujiwara court MM before her father left on a trip?
(a) Eight.
(b) Ten.
(c) Nine.
(d) Seven.

5. What led to MM's illness around the ten year mark of her marriage?
(a) Grief over her mother's death.
(b) A minor epidemic.
(c) Food poisoning.
(d) Suicide attempt.

Short Answer Questions

1. During her depression after Fujiwara's illness in Book Two, to where did MM make an enjoyable pilgrimage?

2. How did Fujiwara describe his ongoing relationship with his first wife to MM?

3. The _______ of the Ono Palace passed away in Book Two.

4. Why was Michitsuna given an official rank in court?

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

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