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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book Three: Pages 272 through 328.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What ceremony did the Prince celebrate with Fujiwara and MM?
(a) Obon.
(b) Chanoyu.
(c) Genpuku.
(d) Hinamatsuri.

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

3. What was the fate of the governor general's wife?
(a) She committed suicide.
(b) She became a nun.
(c) She ran away with her lover.
(d) She died of a long illness.

4. With what or whom was MM concerned when she came home, much to Fujiwara's annoyance?
(a) Flowers.
(b) Father.
(c) Tokihime.
(d) The Prince.

5. For how many days was Fujiwara seriously ill?
(a) Fifteen.
(b) Ten.
(c) Twenty.
(d) Five.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was significant about Fujiwara's illicit relationship when he first married MM?

2. MM's son was very proficient in both archery and _____.

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

4. What natural disaster hit the town after Fujiwara finally stayed a night with MM after their first falling out over his first wife?

5. Why was Michitsuna unable to follow the woman at the festival home?

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