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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 go-between for he and the Safflower Princess?
(a) Murasaki.
(b) Fujitsubo.
(c) Tayu.
(d) To no Chujo.

2. What happens to Aoi shortly after she gives birth to her son?
(a) She becomes a nun.
(b) She dies.
(c) She becomes possessed.
(d) She leaves Genji.

3. Who is Genji's former nurse?
(a) Fujitsubu.
(b) Yugao.
(c) Koremitsu.
(d) Aoi.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Tayu?

2. What word would must accurately describe Genji?

3. What unavailable woman does Genji greatly desire at the beginning of the novel?

4. Who does Genji sleep with when visiting his former nurse?

5. Why does Genji's father marry Fujitsubo?

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