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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III, Sensei’s Testament (pages 164-207).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Sensei apologizes in Part III, Sensei’s Testament for being what kind of person?
(a) Inconsistent.
(b) Gregarious.
(c) Contemptuous.
(d) Disorderly.

2. What is the name of the widow and Sensei’s landlord in Part III, Sensei’s Testament?
(a) Okusan.
(b) Ojosan.
(c) Seki.
(d) Shizu.

3. What kind of nature does Sensei tell the narrator he has after they leave the tree nursery in Part I: Sensei and I?
(a) Arrogant.
(b) Cleverl.
(c) Repulsive.
(d) Vindictive.

4. The narrator’s father says in Part II, My Parents and I that the younger generation only knows how to do what?
(a) Enjoy life.
(b) Spend money.
(c) Worship the emperor.
(d) Complain about everything.

5. The narrator says in Part I: Sensei and I, that his inn was in a rather out-of-the-way district of the beach town and if one wanted to play billiards or eat ice cream, a rickshaw would cost how much?
(a) 40 sen.
(b) 35 sen.
(c) 35 sen.
(d) 20 sen.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the narrator’s brother-in-law?

2. How many tea houses does the narrator describe on the beach in the beginning of Part I: Sensei and I?

3. Sensei’s wife tells the narrator that Sensei is at a cemetery where in Part I: Sensei and I?

4. What did Natsume Soseki study in college?

5. Okusan takes Sensei out to dinner at a restaurant on what street in Part III, Sensei’s Testament?

(see the answer key)

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