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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III, Sensei’s Testament (through page 164).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When the narrator first goes to see Sensei in Tokyo, it is how long since lectures have started at the university in Part I: Sensei and I?
(a) 1 month.
(b) 2 weeks.
(c) 6 weeks.
(d) 1 week.

2. Sensei writes in Part III, Sensei’s Testament, “Since my past was experienced only by me, I might be excused if I regarded it as” what?
(a) “My being.”
(b) “My foundation.”
(c) “My religion.”
(d) “My property.”

3. What Buddhist inscription does the narrator describe on one of the tombstones in the cemetery in Part I: Sensei and I?
(a) “All living things bear within themselves the essence of Buddha.”
(b) “Derive your strength from Buddha.”
(c) “Buddha be with you.”
(d) “Buddha is the light.”

4. Where is the narrator during the summer holidays when he first meets Sensei?
(a) Yanagicho.
(b) Nikko.
(c) Uguisudani.
(d) Kamakura.

5. When does the narrator tell Sensei and his wife he will be back in Tokyo after he graduates in Part I: Sensei and I?
(a) June.
(b) May.
(c) December.
(d) September.

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator states in Part I: Sensei and I, that although he profited greatly from his conversations with Sensei, he found him very unsatisfactory as what?

2. How does the narrator travel to the cemetery to meet with Sensei in Part I: Sensei and I?

3. By the end of what month is the narrator’s graduation thesis due in Part I: Sensei and I?

4. What kind of nature does Sensei tell the narrator he has after they leave the tree nursery in Part I: Sensei and I?

5. The narrator says in Part I: Sensei and I, that he might have never noticed Sensei had he not been accompanied by what?

(see the answer key)

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