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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book One: Page 137 through 168.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who kept MM awake one night during her pilgrimage?
(a) A poet.
(b) A blind man.
(c) A priest.
(d) The Prince.

2. How did MM feel about her marriage after ten years?
(a) She understood its uniqueness.
(b) She felt empowered by it.
(c) She felt completed by it.
(d) She was constantly angry.

3. What did Fujiwara enjoy sending MM in the early days of their courtship?
(a) Sake.
(b) Flowers.
(c) Letters.
(d) Poetry.

4. What was the purpose of the message sent by the courier to MM in the market town?
(a) Tokihime was threatening MM to stay away.
(b) Fujiwara wanted to know when she would return home.
(c) Lady Joganden wished to tell her friend that she was moving.
(d) The Prince wished to meet her.

5. How did MM initially learn of her husband's polygamy?
(a) She followed him.
(b) His other wife approached her.
(c) She had him followed.
(d) She was told by the village midwife.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did MM realize that Fujiwara was not spending much time with his first wife?

2. What did MM admit to considering when she wrote her letter to Fujiwara?

3. For what did Fujiwara constantly berate his wife during the time she dealt with a death in the family and his own illness?

4. What was the name of Fujiwara's first wife?

5. What led to MM's illness around the ten year mark of her marriage?

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