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

2. Who is Genji's best friend?
(a) Akashi.
(b) Murasaki.
(c) To no Chujo.
(d) Yugiri.

3. Why is Genji forlorn in Chapter 6?
(a) Due to the death of Yugao.
(b) Due to the death of his mother.
(c) He has developed a crush on his cousin.
(d) He has lost a competition with To no Chujo.

4. Whose sister is Oborozukiyo?
(a) Akashi's.
(b) To no Chujo's.
(c) Yugao's.
(d) Kokiden's.

5. Where does the Rokujo lady feel the need to travel to during Chapter 10?
(a) Byodin-Shrine.
(b) Suma.
(c) Kyoto.
(d) Kamo.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What did Genji originally believe was the most desirable thing about the Rokujo Lady?

4. What word would must accurately describe Genji?

5. Who is Tayu?

(see the answer key)

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