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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. K was the son of a priest in what sect?
(a) Kabbala.
(b) Santerian.
(c) Shinshu.
(d) Presbyterian.

2. Where is the narrator during the summer holidays when he first meets Sensei?
(a) Yanagicho.
(b) Nikko.
(c) Uguisudani.
(d) Kamakura.

3. How much money does Sensei give to the son of the tree orchard in Part I: Sensei and I?
(a) 20 sen.
(b) 50 sen.
(c) 10 sen.
(d) 5 sen.

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

5. Sensei writes in Part III, Sensei’s Testament, “Since my past was experienced only by me, I might be excused if I regarded it as” what?
(a) “My property.”
(b) “My foundation.”
(c) “My being.”
(d) “My religion.”

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

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

3. The narrator’s mother suggests that the narrator take Sensei what when he returns to Tokyo in Part I: Sensei and I?

4. What word from the novel refers to a Japanese stringed instrument consisting of a rectangular wooden body over which are stretched silk strings?

5. Sensei writes in Part III, Sensei’s Testament, “I was like a man who runs to the edge of a cliff, and looking down, sees that the abyss is” what?

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