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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For what did Fujiwara instruct MM to prepare when she returned from her pilgrimage?
(a) Genpuku.
(b) Purification Ceremony.
(c) Hinamatsuri.
(d) Chanoyu.

2. What event took up a great deal of MM's time after her return from her pilgrimage?
(a) Enthronement Rites.
(b) Tea ceremony.
(c) The birth of her second child.
(d) Hinamatsuri.

3. In Uji, MM especially enjoyed the waters and _____.
(a) Weather.
(b) Shrines.
(c) Forest.
(d) Rocks.

4. How many goose eggs did MM send to the young prince?
(a) Twenty.
(b) Ten.
(c) Five.
(d) Fifteen.

5. In what sort of mood was Fujiwara when he came to see MM during the early period of his polygamist life with her?
(a) Afraid.
(b) Foul.
(c) Desperate.
(d) Joyful.

6. What was significant about Fujiwara's illicit relationship when he first married MM?
(a) He was quite secretive.
(b) His marriage was null and void.
(c) It resulted in a baby.
(d) He was incredibly indiscreet.

7. To what position was Fujiwara promoted upon the death of the prince?
(a) Head secretary.
(b) Assistant.
(c) Head chamberlain.
(d) Head cook.

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

9. For what did Fujiwara constantly berate his wife during the time she dealt with a death in the family and his own illness?
(a) Her crying spells.
(b) Her anger.
(c) Her indifference.
(d) Her nursing skills.

10. Who was in the box next to MM and Fujiwara at the Gosechi Festival?
(a) His first wife.
(b) The Prince.
(c) MM's father.
(d) Their future daughter-in-law's family.

11. How did Fujiwara describe his ongoing relationship with his first wife to MM?
(a) Casual.
(b) Serious.
(c) Lustful.
(d) Angry.

12. What was the market town MM visited on her pilgrimage?
(a) Tsubaichi.
(b) Sakai.
(c) Minakami.
(d) Ashiya.

13. What did Fujiwara suggest that MM should do if she was dissatisfied with him as a spouse?
(a) Become a nun.
(b) Become a better wife.
(c) Leave the village.
(d) Find another husband.

14. Where is MM when Fujiwara first attempted to visit her?
(a) Her grandmother's house.
(b) River.
(c) Temple.
(d) Mountains.

15. How did Fujiwara respond to the Prince's actions with his wife?
(a) He ignored it.
(b) He grew angry with the Prince.
(c) He grew angry with MM.
(d) He was elated by the Prince's attention.

Short Answer Questions

1. What distressed MM most about her ten years of marriage to Fujiwara?

2. How did the Prince treat the problems of his new neighbors, Fujiwara, and MM?

3. After MM refuses to perform an insulting favor for Fujiwara and his first wife, how long does he shun her?

4. Why did MM make so many pilgrimages to different shrines?

5. After how many months of marriage did MM give birth to her son?

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