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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 did Michitsuna send to the woman he admired at the festival?
(a) Message.
(b) Gold.
(c) Flowers.
(d) Incense.

2. What sort of tournament did Fujiwara discuss seeing with MM in his letter?
(a) Sword.
(b) Archery.
(c) Dance.
(d) Sumo.

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

4. To what position was Fujiwara promoted during Tenroku?
(a) Minister.
(b) Head Chamberlain.
(c) Grand Judge.
(d) Senior Counselor.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. At what festival was MM when her neighborhood caught on fire?

2. Upon whose demand did MM finally leave the monastery?

3. Why did Fujiwara want MM to cancel her plans for a pilgrimage?

4. What excuse did MM give to Fujiwara when he asked why she had not written him during Tenroku?

5. What happened to the minister of the left?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. About what did MM and Fujiwara argue during his long illness?

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

4. How did Fujiwara's promotion to major captain bring him back in contact with MM?

5. Why was MM depressed after returning from the Hase temple?

6. Describe MM's poetry.

7. By Tenroku, how had MM made peace with her neglected relationship?

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

9. How did Michitsuna fare at the archery contest?

10. What happened to the minister of the left?

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