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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 the narrator enters the cemetery to find Sensei in Part I: Sensei and I, he describes a broad avenue bordered on each side by what?
(a) Cedar trees.
(b) Maple trees.
(c) Palm trees.
(d) Pine trees.

2. The narrator says in Part I: Sensei and I, “At first, I thought of Sensei’s wife as a woman of” what?
(a) “Politics.”
(b) “Understanding.”
(c) “Culture.”
(d) “Sophistication.”

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

4. NatsumeSoseki wrote Kokoro how many years after the death of Emperor Meiji?
(a) 2.
(b) 1.
(c) 7.
(d) 4.

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) “Rationalization.”
(c) “Understanding.”
(d) “Anger.”

Short Answer Questions

1. How many siblings does the narrator tell Sensei he has in Part I: Sensei and I?

2. The narrator’s father says in Part II, My Parents and I, “There are advantages and disadvantages in having one's children” what?

3. What did Natsume Soseki study in college?

4. The narrator states in Part I: Sensei and I, that although he profited greatly from his conversations with Sensei, he found him very unsatisfactory as what?

5. When was Emperor Meiji born?

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