Kokoro Test | Final Test - Medium

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Kokoro Test | Final Test - Medium

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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Sensei says in Part III, Sensei’s Testament that in his time, there were already a few high-class boarding houses for college students located where?
(a) The Boshu area.
(b) The Ueno area.
(c) The Yedo area.
(d) The Hongo area.

2. Sensei claims in Part III, Sensei’s Testament, “I do believe that for love to grow there must first be the impact of” what?
(a) “Novelty.”
(b) “Diversity.”
(c) “Arousal.”
(d) “Conversation.”

3. What phrase does Sensei say of K “described completely his daily life” in Part III, Sensei’s Testament?
(a) “Purity of spirit.”
(b) “Level of education.”
(c) “Concentration of mind.”
(d) “Consumption by fear.”

4. How does Sensei presumably die at the end of the novel?
(a) He commits suicide.
(b) He is murdered.
(c) He dies of cancer.
(d) He does of tuberculosis.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator buy to put on the flag pole after Emperor Meiji’s death in Part II, My Parents and I?

2. What word does the narrator use in Part II, My Parents and I, meaning an instance of talkativeness or garrulity?

3. Sensei and K decide to go to the coast of where in Part III, Sensei’s Testament during summer vacation?

4. What poems does Sensei ask K if he knows after a game of cards in Part III, Sensei’s Testament?

5. When did Emperor Meiji die historically?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the scene when Sensei discovers K’s suicide in Part III, Sensei’s Testament. What is Sensei’s emotional response?

2. What does Soseki’s father say after Soseki’s arrival to cause Soseki to feel remorse in Part II, My Parents and I?

3. What is revealed in K’s suicide note in Part III, Sensei’s Testament? How does Sensei react?

4. How old is Sensei when he is orphaned? Who is left in his charge after his parents’ deaths?

5. How does Soseki’s father’s health correspond to the newspapers in Part II, My Parents and I?

6. What warning does Okusan give Sensei when he first broaches the topic of K coming to live at the house in Part III, Sensei’s Testament?

7. Why does Soseki’s mother urge Soseki to write to Sensei in Part II, My Parents and I?

8. How does Soseki’s father greet him when he arrives home in Part II, My Parents and I? What is Soseki’s impression?

9. How does Sensei go about getting approval to marry Ojosan? What is the result?

10. How does K’s family dispute conclude in Part III, Sensei’s Testament? How does K feel about the situation?

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