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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 53.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who saves Ukifune from the Uji river?
(a) A bishop.
(b) A priest.
(c) A sage.
(d) A young girl.

2. Why does Princess Asagao turn Genji down?
(a) She is in love with someone else.
(b) He is too old for her.
(c) She doesn't want to be on his list of conquests.
(d) She is busy grieving her father.

3. What eventually happens to Ukifune?
(a) She becomes a nun.
(b) She marries Kaoru.
(c) She becomes a prostitute.
(d) She dies.

4. How does Ukifune attempt suicide?
(a) Hanging.
(b) She stabs herself.
(c) She throws herself into the river.
(d) Poisoning.

5. Where does Nakanokimi hide Ukifune in Chapter 50?
(a) Niou's house.
(b) With Chujounokimi.
(c) A cottage in Sanjo.
(d) A palace in Sanjo.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Murasaki return the Empress Akikonomu's kind gesture in Chapter 24?

2. What is Genji's opinion of the Third Princess?

3. Where does the Princess Asagao live?

4. Where is Nakanokimi's home?

5. What was Ukifune leaning against when first found near the Uji river?

(see the answer key)

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