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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What ceremony did the Prince celebrate with Fujiwara and MM?

2. Who was in charge of the administration with whom Fujiwara worked?

3. How old was MM when Fujiwara begins to court her?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe MM's pilgrimage to Hase.

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

3. How did Fujiwara's promotion affect MM?

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

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

6. Describe Fujiwara's courtship of MM.

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

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

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

10. How did MM support Fujiwara during his illness?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the various ways in which power was the central conflict between many of the people in MM's diary, particularly between the lady herself and her husband.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the different marital traditions of the Heian period and how it contrasted to the modern concept of a marriage.

Essay Topic 3

Analyze MM's personality and the ways in which she grew and matured in the years of her marriage.

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