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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I, Sensei and I (pages 42-80).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The narrator states of his feelings on women in Part I: Sensei and I, “Often, when I found myself face to face with a woman, my longing would suddenly disappear. Instead of being drawn to the woman, I would feel a kind of” what?
(a) “Arrogance.”
(b) “Guilt.”
(c) “Questioning.”
(d) “Repulsion.”

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

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

4. What Japanese province is Sensei from?
(a) Niigata.
(b) Nikko.
(c) Tottori.
(d) Ichigaya.

5. In what month is the narrator due to graduate from university in Part I: Sensei and I?
(a) June.
(b) May.
(c) January.
(d) March.

Short Answer Questions

1. Sensei’s wife tells the narrator that Sensei left how long ago to go to the cemetery in Part I: Sensei and I?

2. 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?

3. What is the name of Sensei’s wife?

4. What was Tokyo once known as?

5. Where does the narrator’s elder brother work?

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