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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. When the narrator returns to Tokyo after meeting Sensei at the beach in Part I: Sensei and I, he has how long before the beginning of lectures at the college?
(a) 1 week.
(b) 2 weeks.
(c) 10 days.
(d) 4 days.

2. What is the name of the widow and Sensei’s landlord in Part III, Sensei’s Testament?
(a) Okusan.
(b) Seki.
(c) Shizu.
(d) Ojosan.

3. The narrator states of his feelings on women in Part I: Sensei and I, “Often, when I found myself face to face with a woman, my longing would suddenly disappear. Instead of being drawn to the woman, I would feel a kind of” what?
(a) “Repulsion.”
(b) “Questioning.”
(c) “Guilt.”
(d) “Arrogance.”

4. What word used by Sensei in Part I: Sensei and I, means a freeing from false belief?
(a) Loquacity.
(b) Coquetry.
(c) Disillusionment.
(d) Apathy.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. By the end of what month is the narrator’s graduation thesis due 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. Where did Sensei visit before leaving his home for Tokyo after the quarrel with his uncle in Part III, Sensei’s Testament?

4. How many siblings does K have in the novel?

5. How many tea houses does the narrator describe on the beach in the beginning of Part I: Sensei and I?

(see the answer key)

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