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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III, Sensei’s Testament (through page 164).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What relative of Sensei’s died of a similar ailment as the narrator’s father?
(a) His aunt.
(b) His uncle.
(c) His father-in-law.
(d) His mother-in-law.

2. Where do the narrator and Sensei go during the flower-viewing season in Part I: Sensei and I?
(a) Komagome.
(b) Nikko.
(c) Kamakura.
(d) Ueno.

3. During what years did the Meiji era last, according to the author in the Forward?
(a) 1891-1940.
(b) 1831-1889.
(c) 1868-1912.
(d) 1784-1847.

4. The narrator says of Sensei in Part I: Sensei and I, “Before he could destroy his wife’s happiness, he” did what?
(a) “Entered the priesthood.”
(b) “Married another.”
(c) “Destroyed himself.”
(d) “Moved away.”

5. Sensei tells the narrator in Part I: Sensei and I, “Give a gentleman money, and he will soon turn into a” what?
(a) “Child.”
(b) “Criminal.”
(c) “Rogue.”
(d) “Demon.”

Short Answer Questions

1. Sensei claims in Part III, Sensei’s Testament, “I do believe that for love to grow there must first be the impact of” what?

2. What game does the narrator play with his father while he is recovering to appease his boredom in Part I: Sensei and I?

3. After the narrator makes an amused comment about a loving couple in the garden during flower-viewing season in Part I: Sensei and I, what does Sensei ask him?

4. Where is the narrator during the summer holidays when he first meets Sensei?

5. What disease killed Sensei’s father?

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