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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. How did MM feel about her marriage after ten years?

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

3. How did MM initially learn of her husband's polygamy?

4. What favor did Fujiwara ask MM to do for his first wife?

5. What was the name of Fujiwara's first wife?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. How did Fujiwara's promotion affect MM?

7. After the birth of Tokihime's child, how did Fujiwara ease his way back into MM's life?

8. Describe MM's pilgrimage to Hase.

9. What precipitated MM's illness around the ten year anniversary of her marriage?

10. How did Fujiwara's affair with his first wife affect MM?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze MM's poetry and prose. Discuss the technical aspects of her writing, as well as the significance of her frequent subject matter.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the ways in which MM used her art for empowerment.

Essay Topic 3

Compose an essay about the short-term and long-term effects of Fujiwara's adultery on his wives and children.

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