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

2. 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 Southerner.
(b) A Northerner.
(c) An Easterner.
(d) A Westerner.

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?
(a) A gingko tree.
(b) A pine tree.
(c) A maple tree.
(d) A cedar tree.

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

5. 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?
(a) 20 sen.
(b) 35 sen.
(c) 40 sen.
(d) 35 sen.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the narrator travel to the cemetery to meet with Sensei in Part I: Sensei and I?

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

3. Sensei tells the narrator that his Western friend is something of what in Part I: Sensei and I?

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?

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

(see the answer key)

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