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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Fujiwara feel insulted by MM after his promotion in Tenroku?
(a) MM did not send congratulations.
(b) MM refused to address him by title.
(c) MM was not present at his induction.
(d) MM ignored him in the street.

2. What did MM take special care to teach her adopted daughter?
(a) Music.
(b) Writing.
(c) Dancing.
(d) Drawing.

3. In Book Two, for what was MM commissioned?
(a) Singing.
(b) Painting.
(c) Calligraphy.
(d) Poetry.

4. What vocation did MM start to consider on her retreat?
(a) Poet.
(b) Attendant.
(c) Nun.
(d) Nurse.

5. What did MM believe caused the tension within her house after the beginning of Book Two?
(a) Her son's adolescence.
(b) Tokihime's presence in the building.
(c) Living too close to her husband.
(d) The Prince's infatuation with her.

6. Where did Fujiwara lay the blame for his absences after his promotion?
(a) MM's illness.
(b) MM's work.
(c) MM's temper.
(d) MM's depression.

7. What reminded MM most of Fujiwara's coldness towards her?
(a) The flowerless terrain.
(b) The snow.
(c) The barren fields.
(d) The cold ocean.

8. In what place was the minister forced to accept duties?
(a) Kyusha.
(b) Kyoto.
(c) Uji.
(d) Hase.

9. Why did MM decide to adopt a child?
(a) She was lonely without children.
(b) She wanted to punish Fujiwara.
(c) She wanted more children.
(d) She was afraid she would have no one to take care of her.

10. What no longer had meaning for MM after her pilgrimage to Hase in light of her husband's behavior?
(a) Eating.
(b) Praying.
(c) Growing old.
(d) Loving.

11. To what temple did MM travel with her father?
(a) Mie.
(b) Hase.
(c) Nara.
(d) Shimane.

12. What did Michitsuna send to the woman he admired at the festival?
(a) Flowers.
(b) Gold.
(c) Message.
(d) Incense.

13. During her depression after Fujiwara's illness in Book Two, to where did MM make an enjoyable pilgrimage?
(a) Kyoto.
(b) Karasaki.
(c) Shinto.
(d) Hatashi.

14. Upon whose demand did MM finally leave the monastery?
(a) Father.
(b) Fujiwara.
(c) Michitsuna.
(d) The Prince.

15. Who offered to escort MM home (though she declined)?
(a) The Prince.
(b) Captain of the guards.
(c) Priest.
(d) Omi.

Short Answer Questions

1. What natural element served to remind MM of her courtship with Fujiwara after his promotion?

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

3. What did MM reveal about her adopted daughter to Fujiwara?

4. Who became notably absent from MM's life after she moved in with her father?

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

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