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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Sensei’s wife tells the narrator that Sensei is at a cemetery where in Part I: Sensei and I?
2. Sensei tells the narrator in Part I: Sensei and I, “Give a gentleman money, and he will soon turn into a” what?
3. In what year did Natsume Soseki join the staff of the Fifth National College in Kumamoto?
4. The narrator goes to stay with Sensei’s wife due to a slew of burglaries while Sensei is gone where in Part I: Sensei and I?
5. 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?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Sensei respond when the narrator asks him to clarify his meaning of “guilt” in Part I, Sensei and I?
2. What is foreshadowed through Soseki and Sensei’s discussion of trust in the first section of Part I, Sensei and I?
3. What makes Sensei stand out to the narrator when he first sees him? Why does he seek Sensei’s company?
4. Describe Sensei’s demeanor toward Soseki upon their meeting. Does Sensei welcome Soseki’s company?
5. How is Sensei’s drinking described in Part I, Sensei and I? Why is this significant?
6. When and where was Kokoro first published? What insight does the translator give to the meaning of the title in the Forward?
7. Why does the narrator return home in Part I, Sensei and I? How does he depict his first days there?
8. What is the narrative point-of-view in Kokoro? How is this perspective fitting for the novel?
9. What does Sensei’s wife reveal about her feelings for her husband while she and Soseki are in the house watching for burglars in Part I, Sensei and I?
10. What occurrence leads up to Soseki and Sensei’s discussion of guilt in love in Part I, Sensei and I?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the style and language of the novel. How does the language of Kokoro contribute to the tone of the narrative? What differences can be seen in the ways that Soseki and Sensei communicate verbally?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss women’s roles in Japan in 1912. How are the women in the novel depicted in regard to gender roles and subservience to men? How indicative is this illustration to the time period and Japanese culture? What changes were taking place in this regard during the Meiji era?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss symbolic role that Emperor Meiji plays in Kokoro. What does Meiji represent metaphorically to the characters in the story? How does Meiji’s passing affect Soseki and his family? How does it affect Sensei?
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