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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Omiya tell Genji in Chapter 29?
(a) That she would like to meet Tamakazura.
(b) She asks Genji for a favor.
(c) That she wishes to go to court.
(d) She feels that she may die.

2. Who is caring for Genji at the beginning of Chapter 5 during his travel to mountains?
(a) A sage.
(b) His nurse.
(c) Murasaki.
(d) A Bishop.

3. What striking feature has the Safflower Princess managed to keep over the years?
(a) Her bright red nose.
(b) Her graceful figure.
(c) Her pretty hair.
(d) Her lovely voice.

4. What hits Genji's palace in Rokujo?
(a) Famine.
(b) A storm.
(c) A plague.
(d) Devestation.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What word would must accurately describe Genji?

2. Why is Genji forlorn in Chapter 6?

3. To whom does Yugiri send a love letter in Chapter 21?

4. What does Murasaki compare Genji's behavior to since his visits to the Princess Asagao?

5. What is believed to be the cause of the situation in Genji's homeland since he has left home in Chapter 13?

Short Essay Questions

1. What causes General Higekuro to look toward Tamakazura as a wife?

2. Why does Genji want the Akashi lady to move closer to him?

3. What has become of the Safflower Princess since Genji's exile? Explain.

4. How does Genji feel after the death of Kashiwagi?

5. Who is Utsusemi and how does Genji first come into contact with her?

6. Describe the situation after Nakanokimi receives a letter from Ukifune.

7. What are Oigimi's reasons for not wanting to marry Kaoru?

8. What happens after Kaoru finds out that Ukifune is alive?

9. Why does Genji want Tamakazura to be seen in the light of fireflies? Explain.

10. Explain why Genji entertains the idea of moving to the Suma coast and also explain the factors that may be holding him back.

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