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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 word would must accurately describe Genji?
(a) Fickle.
(b) Distainful.
(c) Pallid.
(d) Trustworthy.

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

3. What do priests attempt to do to Aoi during her pregnancy?
(a) Exorcisism.
(b) Blessing.
(c) Baptism.
(d) Last rights.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Genji forlorn in Chapter 6?

2. What festival does Genji attend at the beginning of Chapter 8?

3. Whose sister is Oborozukiyo?

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

5. What does Genji's father do to protect him?

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