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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I, Sensei and I (pages 42-80).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When the narrator enters the cemetery to find Sensei in Part I: Sensei and I, he describes a broad avenue bordered on each side by what?
(a) Cedar trees.
(b) Pine trees.
(c) Maple trees.
(d) Palm trees.

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

3. What relative of Sensei’s died of a similar ailment as the narrator’s father?
(a) His mother-in-law.
(b) His uncle.
(c) His father-in-law.
(d) His aunt.

4. Where do Sensei and the narrator walk toward after leaving the gardens during the flower-viewing season in Part I: Sensei and I?
(a) Uguisudani.
(b) Masagocho.
(c) Komagome.
(d) Ichigaya.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of illness has the narrator’s father suffered from for some time in Part I: Sensei and I?

2. What Buddhist inscription does the narrator describe on one of the tombstones in the cemetery in Part I: Sensei and I?

3. What word from Part I: Sensei and I, mean the absence or suppression of passion, emotion, or excitement?

4. In what year did Natsume Soseki join the staff of the Fifth National College in Kumamoto?

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

(see the answer key)

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