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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book Three: Pages 329 through 379.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did MM prepare for her prayers to Buddha during Fujiwara's long absences?
(a) Exercising.
(b) Working.
(c) Cleaning.
(d) Fasting.

2. What was the station of Omi, Fujiwara's latest fixation in Book Two?
(a) Prostitute.
(b) Serving lady.
(c) Poet.
(d) Tailor.

3. How did MM upset the director?
(a) She had him arrested.
(b) She decried him as common.
(c) She ignored him in the street.
(d) She did not respond to his letter quickly enough.

4. Why did MM not expect Fujiwara to visit her in her father's house?
(a) Her proximity to his mistress.
(b) Michitsuna's anger.
(c) Its location.
(d) His fear of her father.

5. With what holiday did Book Two begin?
(a) Star Festival.
(b) Showa Day.
(c) Doll's Festival.
(d) New Year.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened to warn the director he was being watched from inside MM's house?

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

3. In what sort of mood was Fujiwara when he came to see MM during the early period of his polygamist life with her?

4. What natural disaster hit the town after Fujiwara finally stayed a night with MM after their first falling out over his first wife?

5. What was Fujiwara's reaction to MM's plans for another pilgrimage with her father?

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