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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I, Sensei and I (pages 21-42).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Tokyo once known as?
(a) Ueno.
(b) Yedo.
(c) Nikko.
(d) Boshu.

2. What garment of the narrator’s does Sensei’s wife say is hand-woven and that she’s never worked on such beautiful material before in Part I: Sensei and I?
(a) A kimono.
(b) An Obi.
(c) A Kinchaku-bag.
(d) A Nagajuban.

3. Sensei tells the narrator in Part I: Sensei and I, “I do not want your admiration now, because I do not want your” what?
(a) “Insults in the future.”
(b) “Biased point of view.”
(c) “Scorn along with it.”
(d) “Humble opinion.”

4. How does the narrator describe Sensei’s wife when he first sees her in Part I: Sensei and I?
(a) Beautiful.
(b) Elderly.
(c) Bitter.
(d) Caustic.

5. What does “Sensei” mean in general Japanese usage?
(a) Laborer.
(b) Teacher.
(c) Priest.
(d) Friend.

Short Answer Questions

1. Sensei tells the narrator in Part I: Sensei and I, “The friendship that you sought in me is in reality a preparation for” what?

2. Sensei’s wife tells the narrator that Sensei is at a cemetery where in Part I: Sensei and I?

3. After the narrator makes an amused comment about a loving couple in the garden during flower-viewing season in Part I: Sensei and I, what does Sensei ask him?

4. At what time does Sensei return home while the narrator stays with his wife to watch for burglars in Part I: Sensei and I?

5. Where do the narrator and Sensei go during the flower-viewing season in Part I: Sensei and I?

(see the answer key)

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