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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. When Fujiwara replied to MM's letter in Book One, how did he justify his behavior?
(a) She was an unfaithful partner.
(b) She was not in love with him.
(c) He was obeying her father's wishes.
(d) He was a weak man.

2. In what season did MM and Fujiwara move into her father's old house?
(a) Summer.
(b) Winter.
(c) Spring.
(d) Fall.

3. How did Fujiwara describe his ongoing relationship with his first wife to MM?
(a) Angry.
(b) Lustful.
(c) Casual.
(d) Serious.

4. What did MM assume about Fujiwara's first wife when he began to stay with her again?
(a) She was pregnant again.
(b) She had kicked him out.
(c) She had gotten sick.
(d) She had lost favor with him.

5. Who was in charge of the administration with whom Fujiwara worked?
(a) His first wife's brother.
(b) The priest.
(c) MM's father.
(d) The prince.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was MM when Fujiwara begins to court her?

2. What ceremony did the Prince celebrate with Fujiwara and MM?

3. What did MM find hard to do when Fujiwara chose to spend his time with his other wife?

4. After MM refuses to perform an insulting favor for Fujiwara and his first wife, how long does he shun her?

5. What did MM admit to considering when she wrote her letter to Fujiwara?

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