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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 MM unable to prepare Fujiwara's mourning clothes?

2. Why did MM not expect Fujiwara to visit her in her father's house?

3. How did Fujiwara hide his face from MM when their carriages passed?

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

5. What did MM predict to be the season of her death?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How did Fujiwara bond with MM during her illness?

3. How did Michitsuna fare at the archery contest?

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

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

6. How did Fujiwara react to MM's pilgrimage with Michitsuna?

7. What did MM reveal about her adopted daughter?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the different marital traditions of the Heian period and how it contrasted to the modern concept of a marriage.

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