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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book One: Pages 95 through 136.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. For what did Fujiwara constantly berate his wife during the time she dealt with a death in the family and his own illness?
(a) Her crying spells.
(b) Her indifference.
(c) Her anger.
(d) Her nursing skills.

3. How did MM feel about her marriage after ten years?
(a) She felt empowered by it.
(b) She was constantly angry.
(c) She understood its uniqueness.
(d) She felt completed by it.

4. Why did Fujiwara leave home after he became ill?
(a) He was afraid he would never see his first wife again.
(b) He did not want MM to see his decline.
(c) He did not want to get his son sick.
(d) He did not think MM could handle caring for him.

5. Looking back on Fujiwara's courtship, what was significant about how MM currently felt about her eventual marriage to him?
(a) Angry.
(b) Afraid.
(c) Sad.
(d) Joyful.

Short Answer Questions

1. After mourning for a year, what did MM and her family purify?

2. When Fujiwara replied to MM's letter in Book One, how did he justify his behavior?

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

4. Before his awkward return back to MM, how many days did Fujiwara disappear after an argument with her?

5. Why was Fujiwara not allowed to touch his wife when she was ill?

(see the answer key)

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