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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) Joyful.
(b) Foul.
(c) Afraid.
(d) Desperate.

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

3. How did the town treat Fujiwara's affair?
(a) They gossiped.
(b) They looked upon MM with disgrace.
(c) They shunned him.
(d) They made fun of Tokihime.

4. What led to MM's illness around the ten year mark of her marriage?
(a) Suicide attempt.
(b) Grief over her mother's death.
(c) A minor epidemic.
(d) Food poisoning.

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

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

7. 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 was pregnant again.
(c) She had gotten sick.
(d) She had kicked him out.

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

9. What did MM feel for Fujiwara's first wife when she realized he was seeing them both?
(a) Fear.
(b) Anger.
(c) Sympathy.
(d) Relief.

10. What did MM find lacking on the trail out of the market town?
(a) Green plants.
(b) Flowers.
(c) Living trees.
(d) Animals.

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

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

13. 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) His first wife was richer.
(b) Fujiwara was telling everyone that MM was simply his mistress.
(c) He was going to leave MM for his first wife.
(d) He had a child with his first wife.

14. What distressed MM most about her ten years of marriage to Fujiwara?
(a) She only had one child.
(b) She had neglected her religious duties.
(c) She was no longer an artist.
(d) She was still not his favored wife.

15. When Fujiwara replied to MM's letter in Book One, how did he justify his behavior?
(a) She was an unfaithful partner.
(b) He was a weak man.
(c) She was not in love with him.
(d) He was obeying her father's wishes.

Short Answer Questions

1. To whom did MM attempt to object about Fujiwara's unwanted courtship?

2. What action did the Prince take that confused and unsettled MM when Fujiwara went to see his first wife?

3. How did the Prince treat the problems of his new neighbors, Fujiwara, and MM?

4. Looking back on Fujiwara's courtship, what was significant about how MM currently felt about her eventual marriage to him?

5. What did Fujiwara begin to do that caused MM to believe he was "cheating" in his courtship?

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