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

2. Sensei tells the narrator that his Western friend is something of what in Part I: Sensei and I?
(a) A preacher.
(b) An eccentric.
(c) A criminal.
(d) A hermit.

3. How does the narrator travel to the cemetery to meet with Sensei in Part I: Sensei and I?
(a) By carraige.
(b) By foot.
(c) By train.
(d) By rickshaw.

4. The narrator says in Part I: Sensei and I, that he might have never noticed Sensei had he not been accompanied by what?
(a) A Northerner.
(b) A Southerner.
(c) A Westerner.
(d) An Easterner.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When the narrator enters the cemetery to find Sensei in Part I: Sensei and I, he describes a broad avenue bordered on each side by what?

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

3. 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?

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

5. How does the narrator describe Sensei’s wife when he first sees her in Part I: Sensei and I?

(see the answer key)

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