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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 he might have never noticed Sensei had he not been accompanied by what?
(a) An Easterner.
(b) A Southerner.
(c) A Westerner.
(d) A Northerner.

2. 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) 45 mintues.
(c) 1 hour.
(d) 10 minutes.

3. The author states in the Forward, “The best rendering of the Japanese word "kokoro" that I have seen is Lafcadio Hearn's, which is” what?
(a) “The heart of things.”
(b) “Fanciful.”
(c) “Strong wind.”
(d) “Fast-paced.”

4. What is the name of Sensei’s wife?
(a) Okusan.
(b) Seki.
(c) Ojosan.
(d) Shizu.

5. Where is Sensei’s wife’s mother from?
(a) Tottori.
(b) Nikko.
(c) Ichigaya.
(d) Niigata.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sensei’s wife mention as a possible cause of the change in Sensei in Part I: Sensei and I?

2. What was Tokyo once known as?

3. What does Sensei’s wife send home with the narrator after he stays with her to watch for burglars in Part I: Sensei and I?

4. What word used by Sensei in Part I: Sensei and I, means a freeing from false belief?

5. In what year did NatsumeSoseki succeed Lafcadio Hearn as lecturer in English literature at the Imperial University?

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