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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I, Sensei and I (through page 21).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year did Natsume Soseki join the staff of the Fifth National College in Kumamoto?
(a) 1857.
(b) 1952.
(c) 1896.
(d) 1924.

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

3. Where was Natsume Soseki born, according to the book’s Forward?
(a) Tokyo, Japan.
(b) Kamakura, Japan.
(c) Osaka, Japan.
(d) Fukushima, Japan.

4. General Nogi and who were the best-known heroes of the Russo-Japanese War?
(a) General Jinsoku.
(b) General Shimokobe
(c) Admiral Togo.
(d) Admiral Omitsu.

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) 20 sen.
(b) 35 sen.
(c) 35 sen.
(d) 40 sen.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of tree in the cemetery does Sensei make a point of walking past every time he visits his friend’s grave, according to the narrator in Part I: Sensei and I?

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

3. During what years did the Meiji era last, according to the author in the Forward?

4. The narrator describes Sensei’s attitude as what, prior to their meeting in Part I: Sensei and I?

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

(see the answer key)

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