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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why are Niou's visits to Nakanokimi infrequent?
(a) It is difficult to travel to Nakanokimi.
(b) Nakanokimi does not want to see Niou anymore.
(c) He does not love Nakanokimi anymore.
(d) He has another wife.

3. By Chapter 52, Kaoru has almost given up on the idea of _____.
(a) Love.
(b) Religion.
(c) Health.
(d) Friendship.

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

5. Who is the Third Princess the niece of?
(a) Fujitsubo.
(b) Aoi.
(c) Murasaki.
(d) The Akashi lady.

6. Who does Niou send to Uji to ask about Ukifune's whereabouts?
(a) Tamakazura.
(b) General Higekuro.
(c) Kaoru.
(d) Tokikata.

7. Who is named corwn prince after the Reizei Emporer's abdication?
(a) Genji's son.
(b) The nephew of the Akashi lady.
(c) The Akashi lady's son.
(d) The grandson of the Akashi lady.

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

9. At what point does Genji realize that he wants to be with the Third Princess very badly?
(a) During the time that he gives her lessons.
(b) During her pregnancy.
(c) After she is inaccessable.
(d) After she remarries.

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

11. Why can't Kaoru marry Oigimi?
(a) Her father will not permit it.
(b) Nakanokimi must marry first.
(c) Oigimi hates Kaoru.
(d) Kaoru is a priest.

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

13. What type of lessons does Genji give to the Third Princess?
(a) Poise and posture.
(b) Koto.
(c) Verbal skills.
(d) Etiquette.

14. What happens to Tamakazura over the years?
(a) She grows very weary.
(b) She becomes insane.
(c) She becomes Empress.
(d) She falls ill with grief.

15. What is Ukifune thinking about as she sits alone at the end of the novel?
(a) She believes that she should seek out Kaoru.
(b) How she does not want to be a nun any longer.
(c) She believes that she made a mistake.
(d) Her time with Niou.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Niou learn about Ukifune?

2. Who saves Ukifune from the Uji river?

3. What does Yugiri eventually convince the Second Princess to do?

4. Who does Kaoru immediately fall in love with while in Uji?

5. Where does the Second Princess join Lady Ichijo during an expedition?

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