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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many prayer offerings did MM make to the shrines?
(a) Five.
(b) Four.
(c) Two.
(d) Three.

2. What was particularly important about MM's visit to Fujiwara after his recovery?
(a) She asked for a divorce.
(b) He ignored her.
(c) He asked for a divorce.
(d) She stayed the night.

3. In what season did MM and Fujiwara move into her father's old house?
(a) Winter.
(b) Spring.
(c) Fall.
(d) Summer.

4. Which family member of MM's traveled a great deal?
(a) Her sister.
(b) Her brother.
(c) Her son.
(d) Her father.

5. What did MM learn about Fujiwara's affair with his first wife in the early years of their marriage that caused her the most distress?
(a) He was going to leave MM for his first wife.
(b) He had a child with his first wife.
(c) Fujiwara was telling everyone that MM was simply his mistress.
(d) His first wife was richer.

6. What was the purpose of the message sent by the courier to MM in the market town?
(a) Tokihime was threatening MM to stay away.
(b) Lady Joganden wished to tell her friend that she was moving.
(c) The Prince wished to meet her.
(d) Fujiwara wanted to know when she would return home.

7. What was significant about the letters MM sent back to Fujiwara during their courtship?
(a) The letters were loving.
(b) She dabbed it with her perfume.
(c) She enclosed a lock of her hair.
(d) The tone was cold.

8. Who was in the box next to MM and Fujiwara at the Gosechi Festival?
(a) MM's father.
(b) The Prince.
(c) Their future daughter-in-law's family.
(d) His first wife.

9. How did MM feel about her marriage after ten years?
(a) She was constantly angry.
(b) She felt completed by it.
(c) She understood its uniqueness.
(d) She felt empowered by it.

10. To what position was Fujiwara promoted upon the death of the prince?
(a) Assistant.
(b) Head cook.
(c) Head secretary.
(d) Head chamberlain.

11. What did MM assume about Fujiwara's first wife when he began to stay with her again?
(a) She had lost favor with him.
(b) She had gotten sick.
(c) She had kicked him out.
(d) She was pregnant again.

12. In the event of his death, for how many months did Fujiwara request MM mourn before remarrying?
(a) Ten.
(b) Twelve.
(c) Twenty-four.
(d) Six.

13. What was the name of Fujiwara's first wife?
(a) Tokihime.
(b) Hatsumomo.
(c) Mameha.
(d) Izanami.

14. Of what did MM's prayer offerings consist?
(a) Her anger.
(b) Her family wealth.
(c) Poems.
(d) Prose.

15. With what is Fujiwara dissatisfied amid his wives' struggles to prove to him their worth?
(a) His son.
(b) His health.
(c) His promotion.
(d) His status as an adulterer.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What ceremony did the Prince celebrate with Fujiwara and MM?

3. What kindness did Fujiwara show for MM after the loss of her loved one after ten years of marriage?

4. After how many months of marriage did MM give birth to her son?

5. When Fujiwara replied to MM's letter in Book One, how did he justify his behavior?

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