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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 river did MM cross to reach the object of her pilgrimage?
(a) Teshio.
(b) Mu.
(c) Izumi.
(d) Yubari.

2. After mourning for a year, what did MM and her family purify?
(a) Beddings.
(b) Candles.
(c) Clothing.
(d) Food.

3. With what holiday did Book Two begin?
(a) Showa Day.
(b) New Year.
(c) Doll's Festival.
(d) Star Festival.

4. Why was MM concerned that her prayers would not be answered?
(a) She felt Tokihime had more potent prayers.
(b) She felt she complained too much.
(c) She felt she had fallen out of favor with her ancestors.
(d) She felt Tokihime and Fujiwara were praying against her own prayers.

5. What favor did Fujiwara ask MM to do for his first wife?
(a) Sew baby clothes.
(b) Help her in childbirth.
(c) Pray for her.
(d) Cook her dinner.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. To where did MM make a pilgrimage after Fujiwara's promotion?

3. To what position was Fujiwara promoted upon the death of the prince?

4. What words did MM's child begin to repeat after hearing his father say it repeatedly?

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

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