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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did MM initially learn of her husband's polygamy?

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

3. How did MM feel about her marriage after ten years?

4. In the event of his death, for how many months did Fujiwara request MM mourn before remarrying?

5. What was significant about the letters MM sent back to Fujiwara during their courtship?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Fujiwara treat his relationship with his first wife?

2. How did Fujiwara's promotion affect MM?

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

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

5. Describe MM's pilgrimage to Hase.

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

7. How did MM's journey grow less enjoyable after her encounter with the courier?

8. How did Fujiwara justify his actions to MM in his letter to her?

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

10. Describe Fujiwara's courtship of MM.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss and analyze the marriage of MM and Fujiwara.

Essay Topic 2

Compose an essay that dissects Fujiwara's personality from the reader's point of view as well as MM's perspective. How do the differences in perception help form an accurate picture of his character?

Essay Topic 3

Analyze MM's personality and the ways in which she grew and matured in the years of her marriage.

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