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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. What kindness did Fujiwara show for MM after the loss of her loved one after ten years of marriage?
(a) He left his first wife for her.
(b) He arranged and paid for the funeral.
(c) He allowed their son to attend the funeral.
(d) He took her on a vacation.

2. In Uji, MM especially enjoyed the waters and _____.
(a) Forest.
(b) Weather.
(c) Shrines.
(d) Rocks.

3. What favor did Fujiwara ask MM to do for his first wife?
(a) Pray for her.
(b) Cook her dinner.
(c) Sew baby clothes.
(d) Help her in childbirth.

4. What was significant about the letters MM sent back to Fujiwara during their courtship?
(a) She enclosed a lock of her hair.
(b) She dabbed it with her perfume.
(c) The tone was cold.
(d) The letters were loving.

5. What did MM find hard to do when Fujiwara chose to spend his time with his other wife?
(a) Eat.
(b) Pray.
(c) Care for her child.
(d) Sleep.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Fujiwara respond to the Prince's actions with his wife?

2. What did MM's father leave for Fujiwara before his trip?

3. Who was in the box next to MM and Fujiwara at the Gosechi Festival?

4. What was MM's fear after she learned of her husband's affair with his first wife?

5. Why did MM make so many pilgrimages to different shrines?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did the death of the prince benefit Fujiwara?

2. How did MM realize Fujiwara was still seeing his first wife?

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

4. How did Fujiwara react to MM's severe depression?

5. Why did MM realize Tokihime had lost favor with Fujiwara?

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

7. Why did MM begin to make so many pilgrimages?

8. How did MM's initial impressions of Fujiwara compare to her feelings for him after their marriage?

9. What was significant about Michitsuna repeating "See you later" after his father?

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

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