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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. Who informs Sensei of the widow and her vacant room in Part III, Sensei’s Testament?
(a) A banker.
(b) A butcher.
(c) A farmer.
(d) A confectioner.

2. Sensei claims in Part III, Sensei’s Testament, that Sensei’s family attempted to force him into a marriage with whom while he was in college?
(a) His cousin.
(b) His neighbor.
(c) His aunt.
(d) His sister.

3. Sensei describes walking up the slope of Koishikawa toward what temple in Part III, Sensei’s Testament?
(a) The Temple of Myojin.
(b) Denzuin Temple.
(c) Shinshu temple.
(d) Konnyaku-Emma Temple.

4. Sensei says of the financial agreement reached between him and his uncle that he had two options: to accept what was offered, or to do what?
(a) Kill him.
(b) Sue him.
(c) Withdraw from the family.
(d) Propose a counter offer.

5. The narrator’s mother suggests that the narrator take Sensei what when he returns to Tokyo in Part I: Sensei and I?
(a) Lychee fruit.
(b) Dried mushrooms.
(c) Goji berries.
(d) Loaves of bread.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the narrator describe Sensei’s wife when he first sees her in Part I: Sensei and I?

2. What does Sensei say “is the loneliest time of all” in Part I: Sensei and I?

3. The narrator says in Part I: Sensei and I, that his inn was in a rather out-of-the-way district of the beach town and if one wanted to play billiards or eat ice cream, a rickshaw would cost how much?

4. What Buddhist inscription does the narrator describe on one of the tombstones in the cemetery in Part I: Sensei and I?

5. How often does Sensei go to the cemetery to visit his friend’s grave?

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