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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 did Fujiwara feel insulted by MM after his promotion in Tenroku?

2. At what festival was MM when her neighborhood caught on fire?

3. In Book Two, for what was MM commissioned?

4. What did MM reveal about her adopted daughter to Fujiwara?

5. What did MM take special care to teach her adopted daughter?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened to the minister of the left?

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

3. On New Year's Day, what did MM attempt in order to garner a better year for her and her family?

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

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

6. Why did MM decide to go on another retreat after Fujiwara's promotion?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compose an essay about the significance of MM's final rejection of Fujiwara and the ways in which she came to terms with their broken marriage.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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

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