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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In whose temple does Kaoru pray while on his pilgrimage?
(a) The Ninth Prince.
(b) Prince Higekuro.
(c) The Eighth Prince.
(d) The Reizei Emporer.

2. Who is the daughter of Lady Ichijo?
(a) The Third Princess.
(b) Nakanokimi.
(c) The Second Princess.
(d) Tamakazura.

3. Who does Kaoru send into the nunnery to retrieve Ukifune?
(a) Her brother.
(b) The bishop.
(c) Niou.
(d) People with torches.

4. Who does Niou send to Uji to ask about Ukifune's whereabouts?
(a) General Higekuro.
(b) Tamakazura.
(c) Kaoru.
(d) Tokikata.

5. Where does the Second Princess hide to escape Yugiri's advances?
(a) In the commons room.
(b) Her mother's room.
(c) A closet.
(d) The botanical gardens.

6. What does Genji begin to realize in Chapter 37?
(a) He has been very depressed.
(b) That he feels younger than ever.
(c) He loves Kaoru.
(d) That he is getting old.

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

8. Where is the Suzaku Emporer's temple located?
(a) In the Byodin valley.
(b) Along the coast.
(c) The East Mountain.
(d) The West Mountain.

9. How old is Genji when he marries the Third Princess?
(a) 50.
(b) 30.
(c) 45.
(d) 40.

10. Which room in given to the Lieutenant?
(a) The governor's room.
(b) The west room.
(c) Ukifune's room.
(d) The commons room.

11. Who is Chujounokimi?
(a) Niou's new love interest.
(b) Kaoru's love interest.
(c) Ukifune's mother.
(d) Nakanokimi's mother.

12. What happens to Tamakazura over the years?
(a) She becomes insane.
(b) She becomes Empress.
(c) She falls ill with grief.
(d) She grows very weary.

13. Who is Rokunokimi?
(a) The 6th daughter of Genji.
(b) Kaoru's wife.
(c) The 1st wife of Yugiri.
(d) The 6th daughter of Yugiri.

14. Which character has an affair with the Third Princess?
(a) Kashiwagi.
(b) To no Chujo.
(c) Genji.
(d) Yugiri.

15. By Chapter 52, Kaoru has almost given up on the idea of _____.
(a) Health.
(b) Religion.
(c) Love.
(d) Friendship.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Kaoru fear toward the end of the novel?

2. Where does the Second Princess join Lady Ichijo during an expedition?

3. Where is Nakanokimi's home?

4. Who is named corwn prince after the Reizei Emporer's abdication?

5. How many years have passed at the time when Genji's death is discovered by the reader?

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