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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. When did Emperor Meiji die historically?
(a) 1912.
(b) 1954.
(c) 1865.
(d) 1897.

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) “Disease.”
(b) “Evil.”
(c) “Temptation.”
(d) “Vengeance.”

3. The narrator says that he learned to be an accomplished whistle-blower from a friend where in Part I: Sensei and I?
(a) Yedo.
(b) Zoshigaya.
(c) Nikko.
(d) Kagoshima.

4. 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) “Anger.”
(b) “Friendship.”
(c) “Rationalization.”
(d) “Understanding.”

5. 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 get along with her father.
(b) She doesn't get along with her mother.
(c) She doesn't like the countryside.
(d) She fears having a miscarriage.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The narrator says in Part I: Sensei and I, that he might have never noticed Sensei had he not been accompanied by what?

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

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

5. What word does the narrator use in Part II, My Parents and I, meaning an instance of talkativeness or garrulity?

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