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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. With what or whom was MM concerned when she came home, much to Fujiwara's annoyance?

2. What notable holiday passed in Fujiwara's absence when he became involved with Omi?

3. What did MM take special care to teach her adopted daughter?

4. In what season did the archery contest take place after MM's long illness?

5. Where does Fujiwara meet MM on her retreat with her son?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was MM's mood when she returned home after her long seclusion and why?

2. How did Fujiwara react to MM's plans to travel to the Hase temple with her father?

3. How did Fujiwara treat Michitsuna at the Grand Sumo Tournament?

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

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

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

7. What was the result of Fujiwara's promotion to major captain on MM's depression?

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

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

10. What did MM reveal about her adopted daughter?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why was MM given to suicidal thoughts? How serious did she appear to be about them? Write an essay discussing her descent into consideration of suicide, her sincerity about it, and how she was able to pull herself away from it.

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

In what ways was MM a victim of her own society? Write an essay about her difficulties in fitting in with the world around her, including her feelings of alienation and isolation and the ways in which she had to find empowerment on her own terms.

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