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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 25 | Chapter 26.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What news about Tamakazura arises once she is a grown woman?
(a) She is permiscuous.
(b) She is dating Genji.
(c) She is looking for a husband.
(d) She is very beautiful.

2. Genji is in love with a woman whom he cannot have during the beginning of the novel. Who is this woman?
(a) Fujitsubo.
(b) Akashi.
(c) Rokujo.
(d) Aoi.

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

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

5. In which wing of the palace do Genji and Murasaki live?
(a) The Southeast Quarter.
(b) The West Wing.
(c) The Northeast Quarter.
(d) The South Wing.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Genji forlorn in Chapter 6?

2. What word would must accurately describe Genji?

3. Who is Genji's go-between for he and the Safflower Princess?

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

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

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