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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. Where is Sensei’s wife’s mother from?
(a) Niigata.
(b) Tottori.
(c) Nikko.
(d) Ichigaya.

2. The narrator says of Sensei in Part I: Sensei and I, “Before he could destroy his wife’s happiness, he” did what?
(a) “Entered the priesthood.”
(b) “Married another.”
(c) “Moved away.”
(d) “Destroyed himself.”

3. What Buddhist inscription does the narrator describe on one of the tombstones in the cemetery in Part I: Sensei and I?
(a) “All living things bear within themselves the essence of Buddha.”
(b) “Buddha be with you.”
(c) “Derive your strength from Buddha.”
(d) “Buddha is the light.”

4. Where do Sensei and his wife take a holiday and send a letter with a maple leaf enclosed to the narrator from in Part I: Sensei and I?
(a) Niigata.
(b) Tottori.
(c) Nikko.
(d) Ichigaya.

5. The narrator’s vacationing student friend is called home after they have been at the beach town for how long in Part I: Sensei and I?
(a) 10 days.
(b) 6 days.
(c) 1 day.
(d) 3 days.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Natsume Soseki study in college?

2. Sensei tells the narrator in Part I: Sensei and I, “I do not want your admiration now, because I do not want your” what?

3. How many siblings does the narrator tell Sensei he has in Part I: Sensei and I?

4. What does Sensei’s wife send home with the narrator after he stays with her to watch for burglars in Part I: Sensei and I?

5. The narrator states in Part I: Sensei and I, that although he profited greatly from his conversations with Sensei, he found him very unsatisfactory as what?

(see the answer key)

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