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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. What was the market town MM visited on her pilgrimage?
(a) Tsubaichi.
(b) Minakami.
(c) Sakai.
(d) Ashiya.

2. Why did Fujiwara want MM to cancel her plans for a pilgrimage?
(a) He was afraid she would never come back.
(b) He was starting to become bored with Omi.
(c) He was worried about her health.
(d) He wanted to discuss something with her.

3. What did MM and Fujiwara play at the Gosechi Festival?
(a) Tiles.
(b) Backgammon.
(c) Tennis.
(d) Chess.

4. What reminded MM most of Fujiwara's coldness towards her?
(a) The snow.
(b) The cold ocean.
(c) The barren fields.
(d) The flowerless terrain.

5. When MM grew afraid that she was dying, what did she warn Fujiwara against?
(a) Angering her family.
(b) Abandoning her.
(c) Leaving his job.
(d) Mistreating their son.

Short Answer Questions

1. With what did Michitsuna most struggle on their retreat?

2. What sort of tournament did Fujiwara discuss seeing with MM in his letter?

3. When she was looking back on her courtship with Fujiwara, what did MM admit doing when she currently saw him?

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

5. What was MM's fear after she learned of her husband's affair with his first wife?

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