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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 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) “Strong wind.”
(b) “Fanciful.”
(c) “Fast-paced.”
(d) “The heart of things.”

2. Where was Natsume Soseki educated, according to the book’s Forward?
(a) Hokkaido University.
(b) Imperial University.
(c) Kumamoto University.
(d) Waseda University.

3. What does Sensei say “is the loneliest time of all” in Part I: Sensei and I?
(a) “Youth.”
(b) “Sickness.”
(c) “Marriage.”
(d) “Death.”

4. 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) 10 days.
(b) 1 week.
(c) 2 weeks.
(d) 4 days.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

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

3. What does “Sensei” mean in general Japanese usage?

4. The narrator says in Part I: Sensei and I, that he might have never noticed Sensei had he not been accompanied by what?

5. The narrator describes Sensei’s attitude as what, prior to their meeting in Part I: Sensei and I?

(see the answer key)

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