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

2. The narrator tells Sensei in Part I: Sensei and I, “I value your opinions because they are the results of your” what?
(a) Beliefs.
(b) Childhood.
(c) Experience.
(d) Religion.

3. When was Natsume Soseki born, according to the book’s Forward?
(a) 1817.
(b) 1912.
(c) 1867.
(d) 1893.

4. What is the name of Sensei’s wife?
(a) Ojosan.
(b) Okusan.
(c) Seki.
(d) Shizu.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. 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?

3. When did Confucius live?

4. Where do Sensei and the narrator walk toward after leaving the gardens during the flower-viewing season in Part I: Sensei and I?

5. What word from the narrative in Part I: Sensei and I, means requiring or characterized by excessive care or delicacy; painstaking?

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