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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book Two: Pages 219 to 271.

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 promotion.
(c) His son.
(d) His health.

2. What happened to the minister of the left?
(a) Sickness.
(b) Banishment.
(c) Death.
(d) Rebellion.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. During her depression after Fujiwara's illness in Book Two, to where did MM make an enjoyable pilgrimage?

2. In what season did MM and Fujiwara move into her father's old house?

3. What was the station of Omi, Fujiwara's latest fixation in Book Two?

4. What reminded MM most of Fujiwara's coldness towards her?

5. What excuse did MM give to Fujiwara about how she could not see him on her retreat?

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