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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 say “is the loneliest time of all” in Part I: Sensei and I?
(a) “Death.”
(b) “Sickness.”
(c) “Youth.”
(d) “Marriage.”

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

3. 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.

4. In what year did NatsumeSoseki succeed Lafcadio Hearn as lecturer in English literature at the Imperial University?
(a) 1933.
(b) 1913.
(c) 1903.
(d) 1923.

5. When was Natsume Soseki sent to England as a government scholar?
(a) 1900.
(b) 1910.
(c) 1930.
(d) 1920.

Short Answer Questions

1. Sensei’s wife tells the narrator that Sensei is at a cemetery where in Part I: Sensei and I?

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

3. What did Natsume Soseki study in college?

4. 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?

5. How often does Sensei go to the cemetery to visit his friend’s grave?

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