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

2. What did Natsume Soseki study in college?
(a) Calculus.
(b) Physics.
(c) English literature.
(d) Philosophy.

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

4. Where was Natsume Soseki born, according to the book’s Forward?
(a) Tokyo, Japan.
(b) Fukushima, Japan.
(c) Kamakura, Japan.
(d) Osaka, Japan.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Sensei’s wife tells the narrator that Sensei left how long ago to go to the cemetery in Part I: Sensei and I?

2. 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?

3. What type of tree in the cemetery does Sensei make a point of walking past every time he visits his friend’s grave, according to the narrator in Part I: Sensei and I?

4. 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?

5. 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?

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