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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what sort of mood was Fujiwara when he came to see MM during the early period of his polygamist life with her?
(a) Desperate.
(b) Afraid.
(c) Joyful.
(d) Foul.

2. In this book, for what does MM stand?
(a) Michitsuna's Mother.
(b) Moritoku's Mother.
(c) Mary's Mother.
(d) Miniyaka's Mother.

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

4. What did MM admit to considering when she wrote her letter to Fujiwara?
(a) Murder.
(b) A religious life.
(c) Isolation in a new country.
(d) Suicide.

5. What did MM's father leave for Fujiwara before his trip?
(a) A note that encouraged him to court MM.
(b) Possession of his farms.
(c) Sake.
(d) His fortune.

6. What kindness did Fujiwara show for MM after the loss of her loved one after ten years of marriage?
(a) He allowed their son to attend the funeral.
(b) He took her on a vacation.
(c) He left his first wife for her.
(d) He arranged and paid for the funeral.

7. Who was in charge of the administration with whom Fujiwara worked?
(a) His first wife's brother.
(b) The prince.
(c) MM's father.
(d) The priest.

8. For how many days was Fujiwara seriously ill?
(a) Twenty.
(b) Ten.
(c) Five.
(d) Fifteen.

9. Who succeeded the young prince after his death?
(a) The East Prince.
(b) The North Prince.
(c) The South Prince.
(d) The West Prince.

10. What cruel practice does Fujiwara make with his first wife that hurts MM more than anything in the early days of his relationship with both of them?
(a) He flaunted his child with Tokihime.
(b) He told everyone Michitsuna was Tokihime's son.
(c) He rode past his house with MM with Tokihime.
(d) He told everyone MM was Tokihime's servant.

11. After mourning for a year, what did MM and her family purify?
(a) Candles.
(b) Beddings.
(c) Food.
(d) Clothing.

12. Who stayed in the same apartment building as MM by the palace?
(a) Tokihime.
(b) Lady Joganden.
(c) MM's father.
(d) The Prince.

13. What disappointed MM about her travels after the market town?
(a) Terrain.
(b) The people.
(c) Shrines.
(d) Weather.

14. What did Fujiwara suggest that MM should do if she was dissatisfied with him as a spouse?
(a) Become a nun.
(b) Become a better wife.
(c) Find another husband.
(d) Leave the village.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was in the box next to MM and Fujiwara at the Gosechi Festival?

2. What did Fujiwara do especially with MM when she first visited him after his illness?

3. What did MM assume about Fujiwara's first wife when he began to stay with her again?

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

5. For what did Fujiwara instruct MM to prepare when she returned from her pilgrimage?

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