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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. After MM refuses to perform an insulting favor for Fujiwara and his first wife, how long does he shun her?
(a) Three years.
(b) A week.
(c) Two weeks.
(d) Several months.

2. What did MM find hard to do when Fujiwara chose to spend his time with his other wife?
(a) Sleep.
(b) Pray.
(c) Care for her child.
(d) Eat.

3. What did Fujiwara suggest that MM should do if she was dissatisfied with him as a spouse?
(a) Become a better wife.
(b) Leave the village.
(c) Become a nun.
(d) Find another husband.

4. What did MM's father leave for Fujiwara before his trip?
(a) A note that encouraged him to court MM.
(b) Possession of his farms.
(c) Sake.
(d) His fortune.

5. How did the town treat Fujiwara's affair?
(a) They gossiped.
(b) They shunned him.
(c) They made fun of Tokihime.
(d) They looked upon MM with disgrace.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Who was in the box next to MM and Fujiwara at the Gosechi Festival?

4. Who responded to MM's letters for Fujiwara during his illness?

5. After how many months of marriage did MM give birth to her son?

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