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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 does To no Chujo notice about Kumoinokari when he watches her sleep?
(a) That she is a perfect match for Yugiri.
(b) How ugly she is.
(c) How much like him she is.
(d) How beautiful she is.

2. Who is Tayu?
(a) A distant relative.
(b) Genji's cousin.
(c) A daughter of Genji's former nurse.
(d) Genji's sister.

3. What striking feature has the Safflower Princess managed to keep over the years?
(a) Her bright red nose.
(b) Her lovely voice.
(c) Her pretty hair.
(d) Her graceful figure.

4. What hits Genji's palace in Rokujo?
(a) Famine.
(b) A plague.
(c) A storm.
(d) Devestation.

5. In which wing of the palace do Genji and Murasaki live?
(a) The West Wing.
(b) The Southeast Quarter.
(c) The South Wing.
(d) The Northeast Quarter.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens in Chapter 13 that causes Genji to reevaluate his past?

2. What happens to Yugao in Chapter 4?

3. What or who does Genji dream about in Chapter 13?

4. From what does Genji fall ill at the end of Chapter 4?

5. What unavailable woman does Genji greatly desire at the beginning of the novel?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Genji react when Fujitsubo rejects him for the final time?

2. What does Niou learn about Ukifune that leads him to be distraught? Explain.

3. How does Kaoru find that Niou is having a secret relationship with Ukifune?

4. Explain Genji's death.

5. What are Oigimi's reasons for not wanting to marry Kaoru?

6. Explain why Genji entertains the idea of moving to the Suma coast and also explain the factors that may be holding him back.

7. How does Oigimi hurt Kaoru?

8. What did the fortune teller predict for Genji?

9. Who does Genji see when he visits the sage in the mountain? What is his reaction?

10. What causes General Higekuro to look toward Tamakazura as a wife?

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