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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 Fujiwara angry with MM after she moved in with her father?

2. What notable holiday passed in Fujiwara's absence when he became involved with Omi?

3. How did Fujiwara treat his son during the Grand Sumo Tournament?

4. To what position was Fujiwara promoted during Tenroku?

5. Who took charge of the situation with the fire in MM's neighborhood?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was MM's mood when she returned home after her long seclusion and why?

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

3. Describe MM's poetry.

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

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

6. What happened to the minister of the left?

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

8. How did Fujiwara react to MM's plans to travel to the Hase temple with her father?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Discuss the feminist aspects of "The Kagero Diary."

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