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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. 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) “Excellently moved.”
(b) “Obstinately vengeful.”
(c) “Cruelly vindictive.”
(d) “Awfully morose.”
2. 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 week.
(b) 1 month.
(c) 6 weeks.
(d) 2 weeks.
3. How often does Sensei go to the cemetery to visit his friend’s grave?
(a) Once a month.
(b) Once a day.
(c) Once a year.
(d) Once a week.
4. The narrator states of Sensei’s wife in Part I: Sensei and I, “I was deeply impressed by her capacity for sympathy and” what?
(a) “Understanding.”
(b) “Rationalization.”
(c) “Friendship.”
(d) “Anger.”
5. When the narrator returns to Tokyo after meeting Sensei at the beach in Part I: Sensei and I, he has how long before the beginning of lectures at the college?
(a) 1 week.
(b) 10 days.
(c) 2 weeks.
(d) 4 days.
Short Answer Questions
1. During what years did the Meiji era last, according to the author in the Forward?
2. The author states in the Forward, “The best rendering of the Japanese word "kokoro" that I have seen is Lafcadio Hearn's, which is” what?
3. What does Sensei’s wife mention as a possible cause of the change in Sensei in Part I: Sensei and I?
4. Where was Natsume Soseki educated, according to the book’s Forward?
5. Where is Sensei’s wife’s father from?
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