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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did MM reveal about her adopted daughter to Fujiwara?
(a) She was actually her little sister.
(b) She was Michitsuna's daughter.
(c) She was his niece.
(d) She was his daughter.

2. When MM grew afraid that she was dying, what did she warn Fujiwara against?
(a) Leaving his job.
(b) Angering her family.
(c) Abandoning her.
(d) Mistreating their son.

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

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

5. What excuse did MM give to Fujiwara when he asked why she had not written him during Tenroku?
(a) His new job.
(b) Her devotion to her prayers.
(c) His new lover.
(d) Her illness.

6. What was Fujiwara's reaction to MM's plans for another pilgrimage with her father?
(a) Depressed.
(b) Calm.
(c) Violently angry.
(d) Encouraging.

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

8. What natural element served to remind MM of her courtship with Fujiwara after his promotion?
(a) Snow.
(b) Earthquake.
(c) Rain.
(d) Drought.

9. What did Fujiwara send to MM on her retreat to convince her to return home?
(a) Clothing.
(b) Incense.
(c) Money.
(d) Entourage.

10. Why was MM unable to prepare Fujiwara's mourning clothes?
(a) MM was too ill.
(b) The attendants in charge of that were gone.
(c) MM was on a pilgrimage.
(d) Fujiwara had gained too much weight for MM to accurately measure him.

11. Upon whose demand did MM finally leave the monastery?
(a) Father.
(b) The Prince.
(c) Michitsuna.
(d) Fujiwara.

12. For how long was MM ill in Book Two?
(a) Weeks.
(b) Days.
(c) Months.
(d) Years.

13. Fujiwara confronted MM about ________________during their letter exchange after she adopted his child.
(a) Her intelligence.
(b) Her talent.
(c) Her jealousy.
(d) Her passivity.

14. With what holiday did Book Two begin?
(a) Star Festival.
(b) Doll's Festival.
(c) New Year.
(d) Showa Day.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What excuse did MM give to Fujiwara about how she could not see him on her retreat?

2. How did Fujiwara hide his face from MM when their carriages passed?

3. Why was Michitsuna given an official rank in court?

4. Who delivered MM's letter to Fujiwara after her purification ceremony?

5. What did Michitsuna send to the woman he admired at the festival?

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