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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To whom does Yugiri send a love letter in Chapter 21?
(a) Mao.
(b) Nakanokimi.
(c) Cho Mihn.
(d) Koremitsu's daughter.

2. What are Fujitsubo's intentions after her husband's death?
(a) To commit suicide.
(b) To begin a relationship with Genji.
(c) To become a nun.
(d) To remarry.

3. Who attempts to arrange a meeting between Genji and Utsusemi?
(a) Utsusemi's sister.
(b) Tu no Chujo.
(c) Utsusemi's father.
(d) Utsusemi's brother.

4. Which of the following is not a trait of the Safflower Princess?
(a) Beautiful eyes.
(b) Red nose.
(c) Pretty hair.
(d) Thin, misshapen body.

5. What do To no Chujo and Genji do as the tension in their relationship disappears?
(a) Shake hands.
(b) Laugh and weep.
(c) Think back on their time together.
(d) Hug.

6. Who is angy about Genji's visits to Princess Asagao?
(a) Genji's children.
(b) Murasaki.
(c) To no Chujo.
(d) Her father.

7. What does Genji avoid doing at the start of the rule of the Suzaku emperor?
(a) Seeing women he has slept with.
(b) Spending time with his children.
(c) Contacting the new emporer.
(d) Traveling.

8. What talent does Genji have?
(a) Sculpting.
(b) Writing.
(c) Cooking.
(d) Singing.

9. What happens to Aoi shortly after she gives birth to her son?
(a) She becomes a nun.
(b) She becomes possessed.
(c) She leaves Genji.
(d) She dies.

10. What is going on back in Genji's homeland during his time away?
(a) It is in a dismal state.
(b) His homeland is flourishing.
(c) The weather is very good to farming.
(d) The Suzaku emporer dies.

11. Where is the Akashi lady's mansion located?
(a) Suma.
(b) Miyako.
(c) Tokyo.
(d) Uji.

12. What does Genji notice about the Safflower Princess during a visit in Chapter 23?
(a) That she has been married.
(b) She is very pretty.
(c) That she is cold.
(d) She has become a wise woman.

13. What festival does Genji attend at the beginning of Chapter 8?
(a) The Cherry Blossoms.
(b) The Festival of Lights.
(c) The Orange Blossoms.
(d) The Safflowers.

14. What does Genji do while he is visiting the Safflower Princess?
(a) Look at her through a blurred curtain.
(b) Stare at her intensly.
(c) Hold her close.
(d) Look at her with loving eyes.

15. Who does Genji send over to the grounds of the Safflower Princess in Chapter 15?
(a) Nurses.
(b) Priests.
(c) Workmen.
(d) Horses.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Tayu?

2. What would hold Genji back from traveling away from home?

3. Where does Genji send Yugiri after rumors spread of his rank being raised?

4. Where do the ministers go for their royal outing?

5. Genji sleeps with this woman who is in her sixties.

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