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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was in the box next to MM and Fujiwara at the Gosechi Festival?
(a) MM's father.
(b) His first wife.
(c) The Prince.
(d) Their future daughter-in-law's family.

2. In this book, for what does MM stand?
(a) Moritoku's Mother.
(b) Mary's Mother.
(c) Michitsuna's Mother.
(d) Miniyaka's Mother.

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

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

5. Who responded to MM's letters for Fujiwara during his illness?
(a) His assistant.
(b) The Prince.
(c) His son.
(d) His first wife.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. What did MM find hard to do when Fujiwara chose to spend his time with his other wife?

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

4. After ten years of marriage, what did Fujiwara claim so he could avoid dealing with MM's feelings?

5. 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?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Fujiwara's promotion affect MM?

2. After Fujiwara's illness, how did MM's feelings of dissatisfaction with her lot in life begin to manifest?

3. Why did Fujiwara send a courier after MM on her pilgrimage? What was her response?

4. How did Fujiwara's affair with his first wife affect MM?

5. How did Fujiwara treat MM after her year of mourning?

6. How did Fujiwara's job affect his relationship to MM?

7. After the birth of Tokihime's child, how did Fujiwara ease his way back into MM's life?

8. What precipitated MM's illness around the ten year anniversary of her marriage?

9. How did MM's journey grow less enjoyable after her encounter with the courier?

10. Describe Fujiwara's courtship of MM.

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