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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 did Michitsuna send to the woman he admired at the festival?

2. In what place was the minister forced to accept duties?

3. Why was Fujiwara angry with MM after she moved in with her father?

4. What did Michitsuna threaten to do if MM committed suicide?

5. What no longer had meaning for MM after her pilgrimage to Hase in light of her husband's behavior?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How did Michitsuna fare at the archery contest?

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

6. Describe MM's poetry.

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

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

9. After her return from Karasaki, how did Fujiwara sink MM into an even deeper depression?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the ways in which the politics of the Heian period were linked to religious matters.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the relationships MM had with Michitsuna and her adopted daughter in regards to her need to take back control of her life.

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