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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 excuse did MM give to Fujiwara about how she could not see him on her retreat?

2. Why did Kanetada's wife give her daughter up for adoption to MM?

3. Where does Fujiwara meet MM on her retreat with her son?

4. What did Michitsuna send to the woman he admired at the festival?

5. Why was MM unable to prepare Fujiwara's mourning clothes?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. What did MM reveal about her adopted daughter?

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

10. Why was MM conflicted in the monastery, amid Fujiwara's pleas for her to come home?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

In what ways was MM a victim of her own society? Write an essay about her difficulties in fitting in with the world around her, including her feelings of alienation and isolation and the ways in which she had to find empowerment on her own terms.

Essay Topic 3

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

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