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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II, My Parents and I.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When the narrator compares his father with Sensei, he concludes that both are what type of men in Part I: Sensei and I?
(a) Brilliant.
(b) Flamboyant.
(c) Self-effacing.
(d) Proud.

2. When was Natsume Soseki sent to England as a government scholar?
(a) 1910.
(b) 1920.
(c) 1930.
(d) 1900.

3. Why does the narrator’s sister not return home while their father is ill in Part II, My Parents and I?
(a) She fears having a miscarriage.
(b) She doesn't get along with her mother.
(c) She doesn't like the countryside.
(d) She doesn't get along with her father.

4. The narrator says that he learned to be an accomplished whistle-blower from a friend where in Part I: Sensei and I?
(a) Yedo.
(b) Zoshigaya.
(c) Nikko.
(d) Kagoshima.

5. What does Sensei call the azalea tree that is taller than the others and reddish-brown in color at the tree nursery in Part I: Sensei and I?
(a) Junshi.
(b) Kirishima.
(c) Kimono.
(d) Shinshu.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does “Sensei” mean in general Japanese usage?

2. What was Tokyo once known as?

3. How does the narrator’s father always refer to Emperor Meiji when discussing news of him in the papers?

4. When does the narrator tell Sensei he will be returning to Tokyo while he is home for his father’s illness in Part I: Sensei and I?

5. When the narrator enters the cemetery to find Sensei in Part I: Sensei and I, he describes a broad avenue bordered on each side by what?

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