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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why do Genji and To no Chujo decide to compete against each other?
(a) To seduce a woman.
(b) In good fun.
(c) To make money.
(d) The gain attention.

2. Where does To no Chujo send Kumoinokari?
(a) Suma.
(b) To Omi.
(c) Tokyo.
(d) Kyoto.

3. Where does Genji sit to relax with Yugiri on a hot summer day?
(a) The temple.
(b) Under the grape vines.
(c) The garden.
(d) His pavilion.

4. What happens in Chapter 13 that causes Genji to reevaluate his past?
(a) An invasion.
(b) Death of a friend.
(c) A storm.
(d) Illness.

5. Who does Genji send over to the grounds of the Safflower Princess in Chapter 15?
(a) Priests.
(b) Workmen.
(c) Horses.
(d) Nurses.

6. Who does Genji hurt during Chapter 9?
(a) Aoi.
(b) Fujitsubo.
(c) Rokujo lady.
(d) Lady Akashi.

7. Where does the Princess Asagao live?
(a) Kyoto.
(b) Zuma.
(c) Momozono.
(d) Uji.

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

9. Where does Genji send Yugiri in order to comfort his grandmother?
(a) Sanjo.
(b) Suma.
(c) Kyoto.
(d) Banjo.

10. After falling out of favor with the court where does Genji decide to go?
(a) Tokyo.
(b) Kyoto.
(c) Suma.
(d) Kamo.

11. From whose point of view is Chapter 15 written?
(a) Genji.
(b) Omnicsient.
(c) The Safflower Princess.
(d) Murasaki.

12. How does the Akashi lady feel when she arrives at her new mansion?
(a) Lonely.
(b) Scared.
(c) At home.
(d) Excited.

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

14. What does To no Chujo notice about Kumoinokari when he watches her sleep?
(a) That she is a perfect match for Yugiri.
(b) How much like him she is.
(c) How beautiful she is.
(d) How ugly she is.

15. Which instrument does Genji play?
(a) The sitar.
(b) The kalimba.
(c) The shamisen.
(d) The koto.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Genji's mother at the beginning of the novel?

2. Why does Genji's father marry Fujitsubo?

3. What does Genji think about Tamakazura's going to court?

4. What hits Genji's palace in Rokujo?

5. Who is angy about Genji's visits to Princess Asagao?

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