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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) Imperial University.
(c) Kumamoto University.
(d) Waseda University.

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

3. How does the narrator describe Sensei’s wife when he first sees her in Part I: Sensei and I?
(a) Caustic.
(b) Beautiful.
(c) Bitter.
(d) Elderly.

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

5. The narrator describes Sensei’s attitude as what, prior to their meeting in Part I: Sensei and I?
(a) Overly gregarious.
(b) Somewhat unsociable.
(c) Austere and arrogant.
(d) Sneakily condescending.

Short Answer Questions

1. NatsumeSoseki wrote Kokoro how many years after the death of Emperor Meiji?

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

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

4. Where was Natsume Soseki born, according to the book’s Forward?

5. During what years did the Meiji era last, according to the author in the Forward?

(see the answer key)

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