View a FREE sample

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In the event of his death, for how many months did Fujiwara request MM mourn before remarrying?

2. How did MM maintain a low profile during her stay in Uji?

3. When Fujiwara replied to MM's letter in Book One, how did he justify his behavior?

4. Who stayed in the same apartment building as MM by the palace?

5. What did Fujiwara do especially with MM when she first visited him after his illness?

Short Essay Questions

1. Into what was MM thrust upon her return from her pilgrimage?

2. How did Fujiwara's job affect his relationship to MM?

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

4. How did Fujiwara justify his actions to MM in his letter to her?

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

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

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

8. How did Fujiwara's promotion affect MM?

9. Describe MM's offerings to the shrines and to the prince.

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze MM's relationships with both Lady Joganden and the Prince in regards to their society and the protocol of the court.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the roles jealousy and humiliation played in MM's life in regards to her relationships with her husband, family, attendants, and other women.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss how MM and Fujiwara's strained marriage affected Michitsuna, both positively and negatively. How were Michitsuna's personality and maturity level direct results of his relationship with his mother?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 848 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample