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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. What word from Part I: Sensei and I, mean the absence or suppression of passion, emotion, or excitement?
(a) Apathy.
(b) Coquetry.
(c) Loquacity.
(d) Dogmatic.

2. Where did Sensei visit before leaving his home for Tokyo after the quarrel with his uncle in Part III, Sensei’s Testament?
(a) The nunnery.
(b) The temple square.
(c) His parents’ graves.
(d) His sister's grave.

3. What type of tree in the cemetery does Sensei make a point of walking past every time he visits his friend’s grave, according to the narrator in Part I: Sensei and I?
(a) A pine tree.
(b) A gingko tree.
(c) A cedar tree.
(d) A maple tree.

4. Sensei tells the narrator in Part I: Sensei and I, “Give a gentleman money, and he will soon turn into a” what?
(a) “Rogue.”
(b) “Criminal.”
(c) “Child.”
(d) “Demon.”

5. What word from the novel refers to a Japanese stringed instrument consisting of a rectangular wooden body over which are stretched silk strings?
(a) Shinshu.
(b) Junshi.
(c) Kimono.
(d) Koto.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What kind of nature does Sensei tell the narrator he has after they leave the tree nursery in Part I: Sensei and I?

3. What disease killed Sensei’s father?

4. Sensei’s family home was how far from the nearest city when he was growing up, according to his letter in Part III, Sensei’s Testament?

5. When the narrator compares his father with Sensei, he concludes that both are what type of men in Part I: Sensei and I?

(see the answer key)

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