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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. MM's son was very proficient in both archery and _____.
(a) Art.
(b) Sword fighting.
(c) Dance.
(d) Performance.

2. Who offered to escort MM home (though she declined)?
(a) Priest.
(b) Omi.
(c) The Prince.
(d) Captain of the guards.

3. What did MM enjoy watching most of all in Uji?
(a) Rain.
(b) The priests in ceremony.
(c) Fishing boats.
(d) The children.

4. What vocation did MM start to consider on her retreat?
(a) Attendant.
(b) Nun.
(c) Nurse.
(d) Poet.

5. Why was Fujiwara not allowed to touch his wife when she was ill?
(a) He could not return to court.
(b) He would grow ill.
(c) MM was hallucinating and was frightened of him.
(d) His first wife forbade it.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did MM discover amidst Fujiwara's belongings early in their marriage?

2. With what or whom was MM concerned when she came home, much to Fujiwara's annoyance?

3. MM was most unsure of ____________________during her first days home from the retreat.

4. MM's aunt and ______ brought her gifts, hoping it would tempt her to return home.

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

(see the answer key)

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