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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. The narrator says in Part I: Sensei and I, that he might have never noticed Sensei had he not been accompanied by what?
(a) An Easterner.
(b) A Westerner.
(c) A Northerner.
(d) A Southerner.

2. The narrator’s father says in Part II, My Parents and I, “We are not in Tokyo, you know. Country people are rather” what?
(a) “Fussy and resentful.”
(b) “Humble and honest.”
(c) “Spiritual and loving.”
(d) “Simple and angry.”

3. The narrator states in Part II, My Parents and I, “My mother seemed to attach about as much importance to my graduation as she would have done to my” what?
(a) “First child.”
(b) “Birth.”
(c) “Death.”
(d) “Marriage.”

4. 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 maple tree.
(b) A cedar tree.
(c) A gingko tree.
(d) A pine tree.

5. The narrator states of Sensei’s wife in Part I: Sensei and I, “I was deeply impressed by her capacity for sympathy and” what?
(a) “Friendship.”
(b) “Anger.”
(c) “Understanding.”
(d) “Rationalization.”

Short Answer Questions

1. When was Natsume Soseki born, according to the book’s Forward?

2. General Nogi and who were the best-known heroes of the Russo-Japanese War?

3. The narrator says of Sensei in Part I: Sensei and I, “Before he could destroy his wife’s happiness, he” did what?

4. Where do Sensei and the narrator walk toward after leaving the gardens during the flower-viewing season in Part I: Sensei and I?

5. What does the narrator buy to put on the flag pole after Emperor Meiji’s death in Part II, My Parents and I?

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