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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. What insects does the narrator hear singing outside his window at his family home in Part II, My Parents and I?
(a) Ants.
(b) Cicadas.
(c) Beetles.
(d) Crickets.

2. In what year did Natsume Soseki join the staff of the Fifth National College in Kumamoto?
(a) 1896.
(b) 1952.
(c) 1924.
(d) 1857.

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

4. What does Sensei say “is the loneliest time of all” in Part I: Sensei and I?
(a) “Death.”
(b) “Youth.”
(c) “Marriage.”
(d) “Sickness.”

5. Sensei’s wife tells the narrator that Sensei left how long ago to go to the cemetery in Part I: Sensei and I?
(a) 10 minutes.
(b) 1 hour.
(c) 3 hours.
(d) 45 mintues.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Sensei’s wife’s mother from?

2. Why does the narrator’s sister not return home while their father is ill in Part II, My Parents and I?

3. Sensei tells the narrator in Part I: Sensei and I, that “when a man dies suddenly” what “causes more trouble than anything else”?

4. What did Natsume Soseki study in college?

5. Where is the narrator’s fellow vacationing student friend at the beach from in Part I: Sensei and I?

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