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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 21 | Chapter 22.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who does Genji sleep with when visiting his former nurse?
(a) Rokujo Lady.
(b) Utsusemi.
(c) Koremitsu.
(d) Akashi Lady.

3. Genji sleeps with this woman who is in her sixties.
(a) Fujitsubo.
(b) Naishi.
(c) Utsusemi.
(d) Murasaki.

4. Who is Akikonomu?
(a) The Lady of the Lake.
(b) The Lady of the Orange Blossoms.
(c) The Lady of the Lemon Tree.
(d) The Lady of the Cherry Blossoms.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do the other women in the palace live?

2. Where does the Rokujo lady feel the need to travel to during Chapter 10?

3. Who does Genji admire during his stay in the mountains?

4. How does Genji try to seduce Princess Asagao?

5. What is believed to be the cause of the situation in Genji's homeland since he has left home in Chapter 13?

(see the answer key)

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