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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Genji trust to be with him in his preparation for his daughter's initiation?
(a) To no Chujo.
(b) Yugiri.
(c) A few women.
(d) Tamakazura.

2. What does Kaoru fear toward the end of the novel?
(a) That he will live a life of loneliness.
(b) That he will become ill.
(c) The he will have much bad luck in the near future.
(d) That he will die young.

3. Who does Niou attempt to find after Nakanokimi receives her letter?
(a) Ukifune.
(b) Oigimi.
(c) Kaoru.
(d) Chujounokimi.

4. How many years have passed at the time when Genji's death is discovered by the reader?
(a) 24 years.
(b) 1 month.
(c) 2 years.
(d) 7 days.

5. Which woman does Kaoru pass much of the night with in Chapter 49?
(a) Omi.
(b) Rokunokimi.
(c) Aoi.
(d) Azechi.

6. Whom does Niou receive an angry message from in Chapter 51?
(a) Ukifune.
(b) Yugiri.
(c) Nakanokimi.
(d) Kaoru.

7. Whom does Niou marry?
(a) Kaoru.
(b) Oigimi.
(c) Tamakazura.
(d) Nakanokimi.

8. In whose temple does Kaoru pray while on his pilgrimage?
(a) The Reizei Emporer.
(b) The Eighth Prince.
(c) The Ninth Prince.
(d) Prince Higekuro.

9. To whom does Kaoru pray while in the temple during his pilgrimage?
(a) Mohammad.
(b) God.
(c) Buddha.
(d) Jesus Christ.

10. Where does Nakanokimi hide Ukifune in Chapter 50?
(a) Niou's house.
(b) A cottage in Sanjo.
(c) A palace in Sanjo.
(d) With Chujounokimi.

11. Which instrument does the Akashi lady play?
(a) The flute.
(b) The sitar.
(c) The lute.
(d) The shamisen.

12. Whom did Chujounokimi immediately admire?
(a) The Governor.
(b) Kaoru.
(c) Niou.
(d) The Lieutenant.

13. Which man dies of grief over the Third Princess?
(a) To no Chujo.
(b) Yugiri.
(c) Kashiwagi.
(d) Kaoru.

14. Where does Nakanokimi go to visit Niou in Chapter 48?
(a) Kyoto.
(b) Hong Kong.
(c) Tokyo.
(d) Hatsuse.

15. What is Ukifune believed to be when she is found by the river?
(a) A lioness.
(b) A devil.
(c) A fox.
(d) A wolf.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Kaoru send into the nunnery to retrieve Ukifune?

2. Who saves Ukifune from the Uji river?

3. In which season does Ukifune regain her health and strength?

4. What style does Genji paint in?

5. How is the Second Princess's honor ruined?

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