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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. Where is the narrator’s fellow vacationing student friend at the beach from in Part I: Sensei and I?
(a) The Western Provinces.
(b) The Eastern Provinces.
(c) The Northern Provinces.
(d) The Central Provinces.

2. 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) “Having children of your own.”
(b) “Facing your true self.”
(c) “The love that you will seek in a woman.”
(d) “The love that you lost from your family.”

3. Where was Natsume Soseki educated, according to the book’s Forward?
(a) Hokkaido University.
(b) Waseda University.
(c) Kumamoto University.
(d) Imperial University.

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

5. The narrator states of his feelings on women in Part I: Sensei and I, “Often, when I found myself face to face with a woman, my longing would suddenly disappear. Instead of being drawn to the woman, I would feel a kind of” what?
(a) “Arrogance.”
(b) “Repulsion.”
(c) “Questioning.”
(d) “Guilt.”

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Natsume Soseki born, according to the book’s Forward?

2. When the narrator first goes to see Sensei in Tokyo, it is how long since lectures have started at the university in Part I: Sensei and I?

3. How does the narrator travel to the cemetery to meet with Sensei in Part I: Sensei and I?

4. When was Natsume Soseki born, according to the book’s Forward?

5. 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?

(see the answer key)

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