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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. What kind of illness has the narrator’s father suffered from for some time in Part I: Sensei and I?
(a) Kidney disease.
(b) Arthritis.
(c) Brain cancer.
(d) Heart disease.

2. How often does Sensei go to the cemetery to visit his friend’s grave?
(a) Once a week.
(b) Once a year.
(c) Once a month.
(d) Once a day.

3. Sensei repeatedly tells the narrator that there is what in loving in Part I: Sensei and I?
(a) Pride.
(b) Guilt.
(c) Dignity.
(d) Anger.

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

5. When the narrator first goes to see Sensei in Tokyo, it is how long since lectures have started at the university in Part I: Sensei and I?
(a) 1 month.
(b) 1 week.
(c) 6 weeks.
(d) 2 weeks.

Short Answer Questions

1. Sensei tells the narrator in Part I: Sensei and I, “The friendship that you sought in me is in reality a preparation for” what?

2. Why is the narrator’s vacationing student friend called home in the beginning of Part I: Sensei and I?

3. NatsumeSoseki wrote Kokoro how many years after the death of Emperor Meiji?

4. Sensei tells the narrator that there is no such thing as what in this world in Part I: Sensei and I?

5. Sensei tells the narrator in Part I: Sensei and I, “Give a gentleman money, and he will soon turn into a” what?

(see the answer key)

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