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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I, Sensei and I (pages 21-42).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year did NatsumeSoseki succeed Lafcadio Hearn as lecturer in English literature at the Imperial University?
(a) 1923.
(b) 1903.
(c) 1913.
(d) 1933.

2. At what time does Sensei return home while the narrator stays with his wife to watch for burglars in Part I: Sensei and I?
(a) 10 a.m.
(b) 6 p.m.
(c) 10:00 p.m.
(d) 8 p.m.

3. 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?
(a) “Cruelly vindictive.”
(b) “Awfully morose.”
(c) “Obstinately vengeful.”
(d) “Excellently moved.”

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

5. How does the narrator describe Sensei’s wife when he first sees her in Part I: Sensei and I?
(a) Beautiful.
(b) Elderly.
(c) Caustic.
(d) Bitter.

Short Answer 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?

2. The narrator states in Part I, “Sensei and I,”He refers to Sensei by that name not because he is trying to be discreet, but because it is more what to him?

3. The narrator says in Part I: Sensei and I, that he might have never noticed Sensei had he not been accompanied by what?

4. General Nogi and who were the best-known heroes of the Russo-Japanese War?

5. Sensei tells the narrator in Part I: Sensei and I, “I do not want your admiration now, because I do not want your” what?

(see the answer key)

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