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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 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) His new diet.
(c) A disagreement with the neighbor.
(d) The views of the new emperor.

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

4. Sensei’s wife tells the narrator that Sensei left how long ago to go to the cemetery in Part I: Sensei and I?
(a) 3 hours.
(b) 10 minutes.
(c) 45 mintues.
(d) 1 hour.

5. The narrator states in Part I, “Sensei and I,”He refers to Sensei by that name not because he is trying to be discreet, but because it is more what to him?
(a) Sincere.
(b) Obscure.
(c) Indolent.
(d) Natural.

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator’s vacationing student friend is called home after they have been at the beach town for how long in Part I: Sensei and I?

2. The narrator says of Sensei in Part I: Sensei and I, “Before he could destroy his wife’s happiness, he” did what?

3. What Buddhist inscription does the narrator describe on one of the tombstones in the cemetery in Part I: Sensei and I?

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

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

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