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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. Why was Michitsuna intent on finding his father after the fire?

2. Who offered to escort MM home (though she declined)?

3. What happened to the minister of the left?

4. To what position was Fujiwara promoted during Tenroku?

5. Of what did Michitsuna's lady friend angrily accuse him?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What led to MM adopting Kanetada's daughter?

3. How did Michitsuna fare at the archery contest?

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

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

6. Why was Fujiwara angry with MM's move to her father's house?

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

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

9. What was significant about MM's prediction about her death?

10. What happened when MM's neighborhood caught on fire?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the different motivations behind MM's diary and what each possibility suggests about the ways she recorded her experiences, as well as how it affects the reader's relationship to the author and the material.

Essay Topic 2

Compose an essay about the ways in which the director's fervent pursuit of MM's adopted daughter was an echo of Fujiwara's courtship of MM and the implications of this in regards to their society.

Essay Topic 3

Compose an essay that dissects Fujiwara's personality from the reader's point of view as well as MM's perspective. How do the differences in perception help form an accurate picture of his character?

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