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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 Fujiwara hide his face from MM when their carriages passed?
(a) Mask.
(b) He turned away.
(c) Fan.
(d) Cloth.

2. Why did Michitsuna's New Year celebration depress MM?
(a) Michitsuna neglected his family.
(b) The men were drunk.
(c) It reminded her of her loneliness.
(d) It was too loud.

3. Who delivered MM's letter to Fujiwara after her purification ceremony?
(a) Tokihime.
(b) Omi.
(c) Michitsuna.
(d) The prince.

4. What did MM believe caused the tension within her house after the beginning of Book Two?
(a) Her son's adolescence.
(b) The Prince's infatuation with her.
(c) Tokihime's presence in the building.
(d) Living too close to her husband.

5. What no longer had meaning for MM after her pilgrimage to Hase in light of her husband's behavior?
(a) Praying.
(b) Growing old.
(c) Loving.
(d) Eating.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many goose eggs did MM send to the young prince?

3. What did the director wish to send MM's daughter?

4. What did the director claim about MM when begging to see her daughter?

5. Who stayed in the same apartment building as MM by the palace?

(see the answer key)

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