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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. Why was Michitsuna unable to follow the woman at the festival home?
(a) She was in a carriage.
(b) She was running away.
(c) Michitsuna was questioned by the police.
(d) She had guards.

2. Why did Fujiwara move MM closer to the palace after his promotion?
(a) The Prince wanted to court MM for himself.
(b) He did not trust her.
(c) He could see her more often.
(d) The new home was cheaper.

3. Fujiwara confronted MM about ________________during their letter exchange after she adopted his child.
(a) Her talent.
(b) Her intelligence.
(c) Her passivity.
(d) Her jealousy.

4. Who became infected with small pox in the family?
(a) The girl.
(b) Fujiwara.
(c) Michitsuna.
(d) MM.

5. What did MM discover amidst Fujiwara's belongings early in their marriage?
(a) A book of verse.
(b) A flower.
(c) A drawing of a nude woman.
(d) A note to another woman.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What distressed MM most about her ten years of marriage to Fujiwara?

3. In Book Two, for what was MM commissioned?

4. Why did MM decide to adopt a child?

5. For what did Fujiwara constantly berate his wife during the time she dealt with a death in the family and his own illness?

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