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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I, Sensei and I (through page 21).

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

2. During what years did the Meiji era last, according to the author in the Forward?
(a) 1891-1940.
(b) 1784-1847.
(c) 1831-1889.
(d) 1868-1912.

3. The narrator’s vacationing student friend is called home after they have been at the beach town for how long in Part I: Sensei and I?
(a) 6 days.
(b) 1 day.
(c) 10 days.
(d) 3 days.

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

5. In what year did NatsumeSoseki succeed Lafcadio Hearn as lecturer in English literature at the Imperial University?
(a) 1933.
(b) 1903.
(c) 1923.
(d) 1913.

Short Answer Questions

1. Sensei’s wife tells the narrator that Sensei is at a cemetery where in Part I: Sensei and I?

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. 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?

4. Sensei tells the narrator that his Western friend is something of what in Part I: Sensei and I?

5. Where is the narrator during the summer holidays when he first meets Sensei?

(see the answer key)

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