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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. Sensei’s wife tells the narrator in Part I: Sensei and I, “I see that higher education has made you adept at” what?
(a) “Taking direction.”
(b) “Empty rationalization.”
(c) “Thinking for yourself.”
(d) “Making friends.”

2. 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?
(a) K.
(b) Omitsu.
(c) Saku-san.
(d) Okusan.

3. Why does the narrator’s sister not return home while their father is ill in Part II, My Parents and I?
(a) She doesn't like the countryside.
(b) She fears having a miscarriage.
(c) She doesn't get along with her father.
(d) She doesn't get along with her mother.

4. How does the narrator describe Sensei’s wife when he first sees her in Part I: Sensei and I?
(a) Caustic.
(b) Bitter.
(c) Elderly.
(d) Beautiful.

5. Where do Sensei and his wife take a holiday and send a letter with a maple leaf enclosed to the narrator from in Part I: Sensei and I?
(a) Nikko.
(b) Tottori.
(c) Niigata.
(d) Ichigaya.

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator tells his mother that he will have to go to Tokyo when in Part II, My Parents and I?

2. When did Confucius live?

3. What term refers to the military nobility of pre-industrial Japan?

4. Sensei tells the narrator in Part I: Sensei and I, “Give a gentleman money, and he will soon turn into a” what?

5. How much money does Sensei give to the son of the tree orchard in Part I: Sensei and I?

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