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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. From whom did the courier in the market town bear a message?
(a) Tokihime.
(b) Fujiwra.
(c) Lady Joganden.
(d) The Prince.

4. To whom did MM attempt to object about Fujiwara's unwanted courtship?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Her father.
(c) Her grandmother.
(d) Her brother.

5. What was MM's fear after she learned of her husband's affair with his first wife?
(a) Her child would be taken away from her.
(b) Her marriage was over.
(c) She was to become a servant.
(d) Her marriage was never legitimate.

Short Answer Questions

1. For how many months did Fujiwara court MM before her father left on a trip?

2. What natural disaster hit the town after Fujiwara finally stayed a night with MM after their first falling out over his first wife?

3. In what season did MM and Fujiwara move into her father's old house?

4. What kindness did Fujiwara show for MM after the loss of her loved one after ten years of marriage?

5. What did Fujiwara do especially with MM when she first visited him after his illness?

Short Essay Questions

1. After Fujiwara's illness, how did MM's feelings of dissatisfaction with her lot in life begin to manifest?

2. How did Fujiwara's affair with his first wife affect MM?

3. After the birth of Tokihime's child, how did Fujiwara ease his way back into MM's life?

4. What was the significance of MM giving birth to Michitsuna so quickly after her marriage?

5. How did the death of the prince benefit Fujiwara?

6. How did Fujiwara's job affect his relationship to MM?

7. Why did MM realize Tokihime had lost favor with Fujiwara?

8. How did MM support Fujiwara during his illness?

9. Why did Fujiwara send a courier after MM on her pilgrimage? What was her response?

10. How did the Prince treat MM and Fujiwara's relationship?

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