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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. Where was Natsume Soseki educated, according to the book’s Forward?
(a) Hokkaido University.
(b) Imperial University.
(c) Kumamoto University.
(d) Waseda University.

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

3. Where do Sensei and the narrator walk toward after leaving the gardens during the flower-viewing season in Part I: Sensei and I?
(a) Uguisudani.
(b) Komagome.
(c) Ichigaya.
(d) Masagocho.

4. What does Sensei’s wife send home with the narrator after he stays with her to watch for burglars in Part I: Sensei and I?
(a) Tea cakes.
(b) Coffee cakes.
(c) Goji cakes.
(d) Fish cakes.

5. Sensei describes walking up the slope of Koishikawa toward what temple in Part III, Sensei’s Testament?
(a) Konnyaku-Emma Temple.
(b) Denzuin Temple.
(c) The Temple of Myojin.
(d) Shinshu temple.

Short Answer Questions

1. Sensei tells the narrator in Part I: Sensei and I, “[I]f you ever allow yourself to feel betrayed, you will then find yourself being” what?

2. Where is the narrator’s fellow vacationing student friend at the beach from in Part I: Sensei and I?

3. What word from the novel refers to a Japanese stringed instrument consisting of a rectangular wooden body over which are stretched silk strings?

4. What church does Sensei say was very powerful in his native district in Part III, Sensei’s Testament?

5. What term refers to the military nobility of pre-industrial Japan?

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