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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. Who delivered MM's letter to Fujiwara after her purification ceremony?
(a) Tokihime.
(b) Omi.
(c) Michitsuna.
(d) The prince.

2. For what did Fujiwara instruct MM to prepare when she returned from her pilgrimage?
(a) Chanoyu.
(b) Purification Ceremony.
(c) Hinamatsuri.
(d) Genpuku.

3. Why was Fujiwara not allowed to touch his wife when she was ill?
(a) MM was hallucinating and was frightened of him.
(b) His first wife forbade it.
(c) He would grow ill.
(d) He could not return to court.

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

5. How did MM initially learn of her husband's polygamy?
(a) She followed him.
(b) She had him followed.
(c) His other wife approached her.
(d) She was told by the village midwife.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did MM learn about Fujiwara's affair with his first wife in the early years of their marriage that caused her the most distress?

2. What action did the Prince take that confused and unsettled MM when Fujiwara went to see his first wife?

3. What did MM and Fujiwara play at the Gosechi Festival?

4. What event took up a great deal of MM's time after her return from her pilgrimage?

5. With what holiday did Book Two begin?

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