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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. How many tea houses does the narrator describe on the beach in the beginning of Part I: Sensei and I?
(a) 2.
(b) 15.
(c) 5.
(d) 8.

2. When was Natsume Soseki sent to England as a government scholar?
(a) 1930.
(b) 1920.
(c) 1900.
(d) 1910.

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) “Biased point of view.”
(b) “Scorn along with it.”
(c) “Insults in the future.”
(d) “Humble opinion.”

4. Where do Sensei and the narrator walk toward after leaving the gardens during the flower-viewing season in Part I: Sensei and I?
(a) Ichigaya.
(b) Uguisudani.
(c) Masagocho.
(d) Komagome.

5. What Buddhist inscription does the narrator describe on one of the tombstones in the cemetery in Part I: Sensei and I?
(a) “Buddha be with you.”
(b) “All living things bear within themselves the essence of Buddha.”
(c) “Buddha is the light.”
(d) “Derive your strength from Buddha.”

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the narrator during the summer holidays when he first meets Sensei?

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

3. Where is Sensei’s wife’s father from?

4. Sensei’s wife tells the narrator that Sensei left how long ago to go to the cemetery in Part I: Sensei and I?

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?

(see the answer key)

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