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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book Three: Pages 329 through 379.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did MM reveal about her adopted daughter to Fujiwara?
(a) She was his niece.
(b) She was his daughter.
(c) She was actually her little sister.
(d) She was Michitsuna's daughter.

2. What did the director claim about MM when begging to see her daughter?
(a) She was evil.
(b) She was snobbish.
(c) She was cold.
(d) She was jealous.

3. Why did Fujiwara move MM closer to the palace after his promotion?
(a) The new home was cheaper.
(b) He could see her more often.
(c) He did not trust her.
(d) The Prince wanted to court MM for himself.

4. For how long was MM ill in Book Two?
(a) Months.
(b) Days.
(c) Weeks.
(d) Years.

5. Why was MM so sick when she came home from the Kamo Shrine?
(a) Weather.
(b) Depression.
(c) Food.
(d) Epidemic.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was in charge of the administration with whom Fujiwara worked?

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

3. With what is Fujiwara dissatisfied amid his wives' struggles to prove to him their worth?

4. Why did MM's attendants burn poppy seeds?

5. Through whom was MM only able to tolerate communicating with Fujiwara after adopting her daughter?

(see the answer key)

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