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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. General Nogi and who were the best-known heroes of the Russo-Japanese War?
(a) General Jinsoku.
(b) General Shimokobe
(c) Admiral Togo.
(d) Admiral Omitsu.

2. How many tea houses does the narrator describe on the beach in the beginning of Part I: Sensei and I?
(a) 15.
(b) 8.
(c) 5.
(d) 2.

3. When the narrator first goes to see Sensei in Tokyo, it is how long since lectures have started at the university in Part I: Sensei and I?
(a) 1 week.
(b) 2 weeks.
(c) 1 month.
(d) 6 weeks.

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

5. Where is the narrator during the summer holidays when he first meets Sensei?
(a) Uguisudani.
(b) Yanagicho.
(c) Nikko.
(d) Kamakura.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year did NatsumeSoseki succeed Lafcadio Hearn as lecturer in English literature at the Imperial University?

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

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

4. Where is Sensei’s wife’s father from?

5. Sensei’s wife tells the narrator in Part I: Sensei and I, “I see that higher education has made you adept at” what?

(see the answer key)

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