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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. The narrator says in Part I: Sensei and I, that his inn was in a rather out-of-the-way district of the beach town and if one wanted to play billiards or eat ice cream, a rickshaw would cost how much?
(a) 40 sen.
(b) 35 sen.
(c) 20 sen.
(d) 35 sen.

2. Sensei tells the narrator in Part I: Sensei and I, “[I]f you ever allow yourself to feel betrayed, you will then find yourself being” what?
(a) “Cruelly vindictive.”
(b) “Excellently moved.”
(c) “Obstinately vengeful.”
(d) “Awfully morose.”

3. 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) Obscure.
(b) Sincere.
(c) Natural.
(d) Indolent.

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

5. The narrator says of Sensei in Part I: Sensei and I, “Before he could destroy his wife’s happiness, he” did what?
(a) “Moved away.”
(b) “Destroyed himself.”
(c) “Married another.”
(d) “Entered the priesthood.”

Short Answer Questions

1. Sensei asks the narrator while walking through the cemetery in Part I: Sensei and I, “You have never thought seriously of the reality of” what?

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. General Nogi and who were the best-known heroes of the Russo-Japanese War?

4. What Japanese province is Sensei from?

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

(see the answer key)

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