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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I, Sensei and I (pages 21-42).

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who translated Kokoroand wrote the book’s Forward?
(a) Reginald Lee.
(b) Albert Johnson.
(c) Edwin McClellan.
(d) Jacob Winslow.

3. How often does Sensei go to the cemetery to visit his friend’s grave?
(a) Once a week.
(b) Once a month.
(c) Once a year.
(d) Once a day.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Sensei tells the narrator in Part I: Sensei and I, “The friendship that you sought in me is in reality a preparation for” what?

2. 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?

3. What was Tokyo once known as?

4. The narrator says in Part I: Sensei and I, “At first, I thought of Sensei’s wife as a woman of” what?

5. 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?

(see the answer key)

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