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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For what did Fujiwara instruct MM to prepare when she returned from her pilgrimage?
(a) Chanoyu.
(b) Purification Ceremony.
(c) Hinamatsuri.
(d) Genpuku.

2. What did MM and Fujiwara play at the Gosechi Festival?
(a) Tiles.
(b) Tennis.
(c) Chess.
(d) Backgammon.

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

4. After how many months of marriage did MM give birth to her son?
(a) Ten.
(b) Eight.
(c) Nine.
(d) Eleven.

5. After MM refuses to perform an insulting favor for Fujiwara and his first wife, how long does he shun her?
(a) Three years.
(b) A week.
(c) Two weeks.
(d) Several months.

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

7. Where is MM when Fujiwara first attempted to visit her?
(a) Mountains.
(b) River.
(c) Her grandmother's house.
(d) Temple.

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

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

10. How did Fujiwara describe his ongoing relationship with his first wife to MM?
(a) Angry.
(b) Casual.
(c) Lustful.
(d) Serious.

11. For what did Fujiwara constantly berate his wife during the time she dealt with a death in the family and his own illness?
(a) Her nursing skills.
(b) Her indifference.
(c) Her crying spells.
(d) Her anger.

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

13. What did Fujiwara begin to do that caused MM to believe he was "cheating" in his courtship?
(a) Abusing her brother.
(b) Visiting her.
(c) Praying for her.
(d) Sending her money.

14. 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) Foul.
(d) Joyful.

15. What river did MM cross to reach the object of her pilgrimage?
(a) Mu.
(b) Yubari.
(c) Izumi.
(d) Teshio.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did MM realize that Fujiwara was not spending much time with his first wife?

2. Why did MM make so many pilgrimages to different shrines?

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

4. What favor did Fujiwara ask MM to do for his first wife?

5. How did MM initially learn of her husband's polygamy?

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