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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9 | Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who does Genji admire during his stay in the mountains?
(a) The Akashi lady.
(b) Fujitsubo.
(c) Utsusemi.
(d) Murasaki.

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

4. What unavailable woman does Genji greatly desire at the beginning of the novel?
(a) Murasaki.
(b) Aoi.
(c) Rokujo.
(d) Fujitsubo.

5. Fujitsubo is ashamed of Genji's presence because:
(a) He is dressed very poorly.
(b) She is pregnant with his child.
(c) She is secretly in love with him.
(d) She is having impure thoughts.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Genji avoid doing at the start of the rule of the Suzaku emperor?

3. What happens to Aoi shortly after she gives birth to her son?

4. Genji is in love with a woman whom he cannot have during the beginning of the novel. Who is this woman?

5. What word would must accurately describe Genji?

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