View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What word does the narrator use in Part II, My Parents and I, meaning an instance of talkativeness or garrulity?
(a) Apathy.
(b) Loquacity.
(c) Coquetry.
(d) Disillusionment.

2. At what time does Sensei return home while the narrator stays with his wife to watch for burglars in Part I: Sensei and I?
(a) 10 a.m.
(b) 8 p.m.
(c) 10:00 p.m.
(d) 6 p.m.

3. When does the narrator say he had come home in Part II, My Parents and I?
(a) March.
(b) September.
(c) December.
(d) July.

4. What kind of illness has the narrator’s father suffered from for some time in Part I: Sensei and I?
(a) Brain cancer.
(b) Arthritis.
(c) Kidney disease.
(d) Heart disease.

5. When was Emperor Meiji born?
(a) 1805.
(b) 1937.
(c) 1894.
(d) 1852.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the narrator first sees Sensei at a teahouse by the beach, he says that two days previously he had gone where?

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

3. How does the narrator describe Sensei’s wife when he first sees her in Part I: Sensei and I?

4. The narrator’s father says in Part II, My Parents and I that the younger generation only knows how to do what?

5. In what year did NatsumeSoseki succeed Lafcadio Hearn as lecturer in English literature at the Imperial University?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 239 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample