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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. What year was Tenroku?
(a) 899.
(b) 914.
(c) 1001.
(d) 972.

2. Of what did Michitsuna's lady friend angrily accuse him?
(a) Interfering with her life.
(b) Ignoring her.
(c) Using her for money.
(d) Courting another woman.

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

4. What was MM's mood during her pilgrimage with her father?
(a) Depressed.
(b) Content.
(c) Jubilant.
(d) Angry.

5. MM was most unsure of ____________________during her first days home from the retreat.
(a) Her relationship with Fujiwara.
(b) Her ability to meditate outside of the monastery.
(c) Her relationship with her son.
(d) The effectiveness of her absence.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why did MM decide to adopt a child?

3. Why was Michitsuna intent on finding his father after the fire?

4. To what position was Fujiwara promoted during Tenroku?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why was MM depressed after returning from the Hase temple?

2. What happened when MM's neighborhood caught on fire?

3. Why did MM decide to go on another retreat after Fujiwara's promotion?

4. How did MM and Michitsuna both react to their secluded retreat?

5. After her return from Karasaki, how did Fujiwara sink MM into an even deeper depression?

6. Describe MM's poetry.

7. Why was MM conflicted in the monastery, amid Fujiwara's pleas for her to come home?

8. What happened to the minister of the left?

9. How did Fujiwara bond with MM during her illness?

10. On New Year's Day, what did MM attempt in order to garner a better year for her and her family?

(see the answer keys)

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