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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. After ten years of marriage, what did Fujiwara claim so he could avoid dealing with MM's feelings?
(a) He no longer loved her.
(b) He was too busy.
(c) She was not worthy of his attention.
(d) He did not particularly care about her feelings.

3. What was significant about Fujiwara's illicit relationship when he first married MM?
(a) His marriage was null and void.
(b) It resulted in a baby.
(c) He was quite secretive.
(d) He was incredibly indiscreet.

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

5. To where did MM make a pilgrimage after Fujiwara's promotion?
(a) Hase.
(b) Shimane.
(c) Mie.
(d) Nara.

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

7. Looking back on Fujiwara's courtship, what was significant about how MM currently felt about her eventual marriage to him?
(a) Joyful.
(b) Sad.
(c) Afraid.
(d) Angry.

8. How did the Prince treat the problems of his new neighbors, Fujiwara, and MM?
(a) He grew furious with Fujiwara's infidelity.
(b) Sympathetically.
(c) Mockingly.
(d) He ignored them.

9. How did MM initially learn of her husband's polygamy?
(a) She had him followed.
(b) She was told by the village midwife.
(c) His other wife approached her.
(d) She followed him.

10. What event took up a great deal of MM's time after her return from her pilgrimage?
(a) Tea ceremony.
(b) The birth of her second child.
(c) Enthronement Rites.
(d) Hinamatsuri.

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

12. How did Fujiwara respond to the Prince's actions with his wife?
(a) He grew angry with the Prince.
(b) He ignored it.
(c) He was elated by the Prince's attention.
(d) He grew angry with MM.

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

14. Why did Fujiwara leave home after he became ill?
(a) He did not want MM to see his decline.
(b) He did not want to get his son sick.
(c) He did not think MM could handle caring for him.
(d) He was afraid he would never see his first wife again.

15. 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 told everyone Michitsuna was Tokihime's son.
(b) He rode past his house with MM with Tokihime.
(c) He flaunted his child with Tokihime.
(d) He told everyone MM was Tokihime's servant.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did MM admit to considering when she wrote her letter to Fujiwara?

2. After mourning for a year, what did MM and her family purify?

3. What did MM find lacking on the trail out of the market town?

4. What natural disaster hit the town after Fujiwara finally stayed a night with MM after their first falling out over his first wife?

5. To what position was Fujiwara promoted upon the death of the prince?

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