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

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

3. Why does Genji's father marry Fujitsubo?
(a) Because she looks like Genji's mother.
(b) She was very wealthy.
(c) She was in love with Genji's father.
(d) Their marriage was previously arranged.

4. What happens to Genji's mother at the beginning of the novel?
(a) She gives Genji up.
(b) She falls ill and dies.
(c) She becomes a nun.
(d) She leaves Genji's father.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Genji forlorn in Chapter 6?

2. Who is Genji's former nurse?

3. What word would must accurately describe Genji?

4. From what does Genji fall ill at the end of Chapter 4?

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

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