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

2. What year was Tenroku?
(a) 914.
(b) 899.
(c) 972.
(d) 1001.

3. What sort of contest did Fujiwara hope to host?
(a) Respect.
(b) Archery.
(c) Sword.
(d) Knowledge.

4. Who delivered MM's letter to Fujiwara after her purification ceremony?
(a) Omi.
(b) The prince.
(c) Michitsuna.
(d) Tokihime.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did MM move into her father's house?

2. MM was most unsure of ____________________during her first days home from the retreat.

3. Through whom was MM only able to tolerate communicating with Fujiwara after adopting her daughter?

4. What was MM's mood during her pilgrimage with her father?

5. How did Michitsuna feel about the retreat and seclusion?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How did Fujiwara treat Michitsuna at the Grand Sumo Tournament?

3. How did Fujiwara react to MM's plans to travel to the Hase temple with her father?

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

5. What was MM's mood when she returned home after her long seclusion and why?

6. Describe MM's poetry.

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

8. How did MM and Michitsuna both react to their secluded retreat?

9. What was the result of Fujiwara's promotion to major captain on MM's depression?

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

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