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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Of what did Michitsuna's lady friend angrily accuse him?
(a) Using her for money.
(b) Ignoring her.
(c) Courting another woman.
(d) Interfering with her life.

3. While on her retreat, what did MM refuse to do, much to the distress of her family?
(a) Write.
(b) Leave seclusion.
(c) Pray.
(d) Eat.

4. Why did MM's attendants burn poppy seeds?
(a) They tried to ward out evil spirits.
(b) They hoped to give the illusion of a busy household.
(c) They hoped it would heal her sickness.
(d) They did this as a sign of disrespect for Fujiwara.

5. To what temple did MM travel with her father?
(a) Shimane.
(b) Nara.
(c) Mie.
(d) Hase.

6. Why did MM move into her father's house?
(a) Her lack of money.
(b) Her ill health.
(c) Her fear of being alone.
(d) Her reputation.

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

8. What happened to the minister of the left?
(a) Rebellion.
(b) Death.
(c) Banishment.
(d) Sickness.

9. Why was Michitsuna intent on finding his father after the fire?
(a) He wanted to hire him for his new business.
(b) He wanted to help his father find the rest of his children.
(c) He wanted to fight him.
(d) He wanted him to know of MM's illness.

10. At what festival was MM when her neighborhood caught on fire?
(a) Yahata.
(b) Bon.
(c) Bunkasai.
(d) Tanabata.

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

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

13. What sort of contest did Fujiwara hope to host?
(a) Respect.
(b) Knowledge.
(c) Sword.
(d) Archery.

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

15. How did Fujiwara treat his son during the Grand Sumo Tournament?
(a) He pretended to care about him in order to talk about his mother.
(b) He praised him.
(c) He ignored him.
(d) He treated him like a servant.

Short Answer Questions

1. MM's son was very proficient in both archery and _____.

2. Fujiwara confronted MM about ________________during their letter exchange after she adopted his child.

3. Why did MM not expect Fujiwara to visit her in her father's house?

4. What kept MM from committing suicide after her husband's rebuke about her depression in Book Two?

5. With what did Michitsuna most struggle on their retreat?

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