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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book One: Page 137 through 168.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. With what is Fujiwara dissatisfied amid his wives' struggles to prove to him their worth?
(a) His status as an adulterer.
(b) His health.
(c) His son.
(d) His promotion.

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. Why did Fujiwara move MM closer to the palace after his promotion?
(a) He did not trust her.
(b) The new home was cheaper.
(c) The Prince wanted to court MM for himself.
(d) He could see her more often.

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

5. What action did the Prince take that confused and unsettled MM when Fujiwara went to see his first wife?
(a) He kicked her out of her house.
(b) He propositioned her.
(c) He proposed to her.
(d) He abused her.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many goose eggs did MM send to the young prince?

3. Where did MM primarily sleep during her pilgrimage?

4. What did MM learn about Fujiwara's affair with his first wife in the early years of their marriage that caused her the most distress?

5. Looking back on Fujiwara's courtship, what was significant about how MM currently felt about her eventual marriage to him?

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