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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. What does “Sensei” mean in general Japanese usage?
(a) Friend.
(b) Teacher.
(c) Laborer.
(d) Priest.

2. How many tea houses does the narrator describe on the beach in the beginning of Part I: Sensei and I?
(a) 15.
(b) 8.
(c) 2.
(d) 5.

3. NatsumeSoseki wrote Kokoro how many years after the death of Emperor Meiji?
(a) 2.
(b) 1.
(c) 7.
(d) 4.

4. Why is the narrator’s vacationing student friend called home in the beginning of Part I: Sensei and I?
(a) His mother is ill.
(b) His parents need help with home repairs.
(c) His brother is getting married.
(d) His sister is having a baby.

5. Sensei’s wife tells the narrator that Sensei is at a cemetery where in Part I: Sensei and I?
(a) Tomiura.
(b) Ichigaya.
(c) Zoshigaya.
(d) Kagoshima.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. In what year did NatsumeSoseki succeed Lafcadio Hearn as lecturer in English literature at the Imperial University?

4. When was Natsume Soseki sent to England as a government scholar?

5. 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?

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