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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II, My Parents and I.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. By the end of what month is the narrator’s graduation thesis due in Part I: Sensei and I?
(a) April.
(b) February.
(c) September.
(d) July.

2. The narrator says after his discussion with Sensei at the tree nursery in Part I: Sensei and I, “Among the things that Sensei said, what interested me most was his remark that no man was immune to” what?
(a) “Vengeance.”
(b) “Evil.”
(c) “Temptation.”
(d) “Disease.”

3. How often does Sensei go to the cemetery to visit his friend’s grave?
(a) Once a day.
(b) Once a week.
(c) Once a month.
(d) Once a year.

4. How old was General Nogi when he died?
(a) 37.
(b) 44.
(c) 62.
(d) 79.

5. When the narrator enters the cemetery to find Sensei in Part I: Sensei and I, he describes a broad avenue bordered on each side by what?
(a) Cedar trees.
(b) Maple trees.
(c) Pine trees.
(d) Palm trees.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. NatsumeSoseki wrote Kokoro how many years after the death of Emperor Meiji?

3. What is the name of the childhood friend of the narrator’s father that comes to see him on his death bed in the military nobility of pre-industrial Japan?

4. The narrator states in Part I: Sensei and I, that although he profited greatly from his conversations with Sensei, he found him very unsatisfactory as what?

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?

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