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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. What was particularly important about MM's visit to Fujiwara after his recovery?

2. How many goose eggs did MM send to the young prince?

3. How did the town treat Fujiwara's affair?

4. What disappointed MM about her travels after the market town?

5. To where did MM make a pilgrimage after Fujiwara's promotion?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How did MM's initial impressions of Fujiwara compare to her feelings for him after their marriage?

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

4. How did MM support Fujiwara during his illness?

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

6. What happened when Tokihime had another child with Fujiwara?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compose an essay about the short-term and long-term effects of Fujiwara's adultery on his wives and children.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the different motivations behind MM's diary and what each possibility suggests about the ways she recorded her experiences, as well as how it affects the reader's relationship to the author and the material.

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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