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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. The narrator says in Part I: Sensei and I, “At first, I thought of Sensei’s wife as a woman of” what?
(a) “Culture.”
(b) “Understanding.”
(c) “Politics.”
(d) “Sophistication.”

2. What refers to the medieval Japanese act of vassals committing ritual suicide upon the death of their lord?
(a) Shinshu.
(b) Junshi.
(c) Samurai.
(d) Kimono.

3. When was General Nogi born?
(a) 1902.
(b) 1849.
(c) 1876.
(d) 1823.

4. 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) “Demon.”
(d) “Rogue.”

5. Where is the narrator’s fellow vacationing student friend at the beach from in Part I: Sensei and I?
(a) The Central Provinces.
(b) The Eastern Provinces.
(c) The Western Provinces.
(d) The Northern Provinces.

Short Answer Questions

1. What garment of the narrator’s does Sensei’s wife say is hand-woven and that she’s never worked on such beautiful material before in Part I: Sensei and I?

2. In what year did NatsumeSoseki succeed Lafcadio Hearn as lecturer in English literature at the Imperial University?

3. Where is Sensei’s wife’s mother from?

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

5. The narrator says after his discussion with Sensei at the tree nursery in Part I: Sensei and I, “Among the things that Sensei said, what interested me most was his remark that no man was immune to” what?

(see the answer key)

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