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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Fujiwara want MM to cancel her plans for a pilgrimage?
(a) He wanted to discuss something with her.
(b) He was worried about her health.
(c) He was afraid she would never come back.
(d) He was starting to become bored with Omi.

2. Where does Fujiwara meet MM on her retreat with her son?
(a) Inn.
(b) Monastery.
(c) Forest.
(d) Cemetery.

3. What did MM predict to be the season of her death?
(a) Winter.
(b) Summer.
(c) Fall.
(d) Spring.

4. What excuse did MM give to Fujiwara about how she could not see him on her retreat?
(a) Illness.
(b) Ritual seclusion.
(c) Vow to her son.
(d) Heartbreak.

5. Who took charge of the situation with the fire in MM's neighborhood?
(a) The Prince.
(b) MM.
(c) Michitsuna.
(d) Fujiwara.

6. Why did MM decide to adopt a child?
(a) She was lonely without children.
(b) She wanted to punish Fujiwara.
(c) She was afraid she would have no one to take care of her.
(d) She wanted more children.

7. Who delivered MM's letter to Fujiwara after her purification ceremony?
(a) The prince.
(b) Michitsuna.
(c) Tokihime.
(d) Omi.

8. What reminded MM most of Fujiwara's coldness towards her?
(a) The cold ocean.
(b) The barren fields.
(c) The flowerless terrain.
(d) The snow.

9. What no longer had meaning for MM after her pilgrimage to Hase in light of her husband's behavior?
(a) Growing old.
(b) Loving.
(c) Eating.
(d) Praying.

10. What distressed MM the most after Fujiwara's promotion?
(a) His anger.
(b) His illness.
(c) His exhaustion.
(d) His absences.

11. How did MM prepare for her prayers to Buddha during Fujiwara's long absences?
(a) Exercising.
(b) Cleaning.
(c) Fasting.
(d) Working.

12. How did MM feel about her husband's abandonment before her long retreat?
(a) Empty.
(b) Guilty.
(c) Angry.
(d) Humiliated.

13. What was the fate of the governor general's wife?
(a) She committed suicide.
(b) She became a nun.
(c) She ran away with her lover.
(d) She died of a long illness.

14. With what did Michitsuna most struggle on their retreat?
(a) Obedience.
(b) Prayers.
(c) Vegetarian diet.
(d) Silence.

15. What vocation did MM start to consider on her retreat?
(a) Nun.
(b) Poet.
(c) Attendant.
(d) Nurse.

Short Answer Questions

1. When MM grew afraid that she was dying, what did she warn Fujiwara against?

2. During her depression after Fujiwara's illness in Book Two, to where did MM make an enjoyable pilgrimage?

3. What was MM's mood during her pilgrimage with her father?

4. Why did MM's attendants burn poppy seeds?

5. At what festival was MM when her neighborhood caught on fire?

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