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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. In what year did NatsumeSoseki succeed Lafcadio Hearn as lecturer in English literature at the Imperial University?
(a) 1903.
(b) 1923.
(c) 1933.
(d) 1913.

2. 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.

3. Sensei tells the narrator in Part I: Sensei and I, “The friendship that you sought in me is in reality a preparation for” what?
(a) “The love that you will seek in a woman.”
(b) “Facing your true self.”
(c) “The love that you lost from your family.”
(d) “Having children of your own.”

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

5. What does Sensei’s wife mention as a possible cause of the change in Sensei in Part I: Sensei and I?
(a) His new diet.
(b) The death of a friend of his.
(c) A disagreement with the neighbor.
(d) The views of the new emperor.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the narrator’s brother-in-law?

2. What kind of illness has the narrator’s father suffered from for some time in Part I: Sensei and I?

3. The narrator describes Sensei’s attitude as what, prior to their meeting in Part I: Sensei and I?

4. What refers to a system for structuring society around relationships derived from the holding of land in exchange for service or labor?

5. By the end of what month is the narrator’s graduation thesis due in Part I: Sensei and I?

(see the answer key)

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