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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. What did Fujiwara enjoy sending MM in the early days of their courtship?
(a) Poetry.
(b) Sake.
(c) Letters.
(d) Flowers.

2. For how many months did Fujiwara court MM before her father left on a trip?
(a) Eight.
(b) Ten.
(c) Nine.
(d) Seven.

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

4. What event took up a great deal of MM's time after her return from her pilgrimage?
(a) The birth of her second child.
(b) Tea ceremony.
(c) Enthronement Rites.
(d) Hinamatsuri.

5. After the year of mourning, what happened that sent MM back into her depression?
(a) Her husband's abuse.
(b) Her aunt's death.
(c) Her son's anger.
(d) Her sister's departure.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was the market town MM visited on her pilgrimage?

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

4. What did MM find lacking on the trail out of the market town?

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

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