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

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

3. What did Michitsuna threaten to do if MM committed suicide?
(a) Join the military.
(b) Leave their country.
(c) Commit suicide.
(d) Become a monk.

4. What notable holiday passed in Fujiwara's absence when he became involved with Omi?
(a) Star Festival.
(b) Showa.
(c) New Year.
(d) Doll's Festival.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why was Fujiwara angry with MM after she moved in with her father?

3. Why did Fujiwara hide his face from MM during the archery contest?

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

5. What did MM take special care to teach her adopted daughter?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Michitsuna's courtship with the woman in the carriage.

2. How did Michitsuna fare at the archery contest?

3. How did Fujiwara bond with MM during her illness?

4. Describe MM's poetry.

5. Why was MM conflicted in the monastery, amid Fujiwara's pleas for her to come home?

6. What happened to the minister of the left?

7. After her return from Karasaki, how did Fujiwara sink MM into an even deeper depression?

8. On New Year's Day, what did MM attempt in order to garner a better year for her and her family?

9. Why was Fujiwara angry with MM's move to her father's house?

10. How did Fujiwara react to MM's pilgrimage with Michitsuna?

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