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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III, Sensei’s Testament (pages 207-248).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What phrase is K particularly interested in when Sensei finds him living in the temple after their first summer from college?
(a) “Jesus and the books.”
(b) “Buddha and the elephant.”
(c) “Mohammed and the sword.”
(d) “Confucius and the fire.”

2. Why does the narrator’s sister not return home while their father is ill in Part II, My Parents and I?
(a) She doesn't get along with her mother.
(b) She doesn't like the countryside.
(c) She fears having a miscarriage.
(d) She doesn't get along with her father.

3. What is the name of the childhood friend of the narrator’s father that comes to see him on his death bed in the military nobility of pre-industrial Japan?
(a) Omitsu.
(b) Okusan.
(c) K.
(d) Saku-san.

4. What game does the narrator play with his father while he is recovering to appease his boredom in Part I: Sensei and I?
(a) Backgammon.
(b) Dominos.
(c) Chess.
(d) Checkers.

5. When did Emperor Meiji die historically?
(a) 1897.
(b) 1954.
(c) 1912.
(d) 1865.

Short Answer Questions

1. What refers to the medieval Japanese act of vassals committing ritual suicide upon the death of their lord?

2. Who was left in charge of Sensei after the death of his parents?

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

4. K was the son of a priest in what sect?

5. What disease killed Sensei’s father?

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