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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. How does K earn money to attend college after being disowned by his foster family?
2. Where do Sensei, the widow, and her daughter go shopping for clothes in Part III, Sensei’s Testament?
3. What word from Part III, Sensei’s Testament means asserting opinions in an arrogant manner?
4. What phrase is K particularly interested in when Sensei finds him living in the temple after their first summer from college?
5. 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?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does K confront Sensei about outside the library in Part III, Sensei’s Testament? How does Sensei respond?
2. How does Soseki’s father’s health correspond to the newspapers in Part II, My Parents and I?
3. How does Soseki’s father’s health decline as Soseki is preparing to leave for Tokyo in Part II, My Parents and I?
4. How old is Sensei when he is orphaned? Who is left in his charge after his parents’ deaths?
5. Where does Sensei move after severing ties with his adoptive family in Part III, Sensei’s Testament?
6. What explanation does Sensei give for his lack of earlier response to Soseki’s letter in Part III, Sensei’s Testament?
7. What does Sensei learn about K’s discovery of the engagement in Part III, Sensei’s Testament?
8. What does Sensei learn of his adoptive father from a friend in Part III, Sensei’s Testament?
9. How are Sensei’s early days with his adoptive family described in Part III, Sensei’s Testament?
10. What is K’s justification for defying his adoptive parents’ wishes in Part III, Sensei’s Testament?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe and discuss the character of Soseki’s mother in the novel. How old is Soseki’s mother in comparison with her husband? What levity does Soseki lend to his mother’s advice and opinions? How does Soseki’s mother compare with Shizu?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the theme of monetary greed in Kokoro. What characters illustrate this theme clearly? How is Sensei’s past affected by greed? What impact did this have on Sensei and his feelings for humanity?
Essay Topic 3
Describe and discuss the upbringing of Sensei in the novel. How old was Sensei when his parents died? How did they die? What caused Sensei to lose trust in humanity?
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