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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III, Sensei’s Testament (pages 164-207).

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) 35 sen.
(b) 20 sen.
(c) 35 sen.
(d) 40 sen.

2. How often does Sensei go to the cemetery to visit his friend’s grave?
(a) Once a day.
(b) Once a week.
(c) Once a month.
(d) Once a year.

3. What church does Sensei say was very powerful in his native district in Part III, Sensei’s Testament?
(a) The Myojin church.
(b) The Hongan church.
(c) The Shinshu church.
(d) The Denzuin church.

4. What was Tokyo once known as?
(a) Nikko.
(b) Yedo.
(c) Boshu.
(d) Ueno.

5. What relative of Sensei’s died of a similar ailment as the narrator’s father?
(a) His father-in-law.
(b) His uncle.
(c) His mother-in-law.
(d) His aunt.

Short Answer Questions

1. What word does the narrator use in Part II, My Parents and I, meaning an instance of talkativeness or garrulity?

2. Where do Sensei and K go after leaving Hota during their summer vacation together in Part III, Sensei’s Testament?

3. What disease killed Sensei’s father?

4. When the narrator compares his father with Sensei, he concludes that both are what type of men in Part I: Sensei and I?

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

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