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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. Sensei tells the narrator in Part I: Sensei and I, “[I]f you ever allow yourself to feel betrayed, you will then find yourself being” what?
(a) “Excellently moved.”
(b) “Cruelly vindictive.”
(c) “Awfully morose.”
(d) “Obstinately vengeful.”

2. After the narrator makes an amused comment about a loving couple in the garden during flower-viewing season in Part I: Sensei and I, what does Sensei ask him?
(a) “Have you ever been in love?”
(b) “Do you have a girlfriend?”
(c) “Are you lonely?”
(d) “Do you enjoy flowers?”

3. What does Sensei call the azalea tree that is taller than the others and reddish-brown in color at the tree nursery in Part I: Sensei and I?
(a) Kimono.
(b) Junshi.
(c) Kirishima.
(d) Shinshu.

4. 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?
(a) 10 days.
(b) 1 week.
(c) 4 days.
(d) 2 weeks.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator describes Sensei’s attitude as what, prior to their meeting in Part I: Sensei and I?

2. The narrator says that he learned to be an accomplished whistle-blower from a friend where in Part I: Sensei and I?

3. Who translated Kokoroand wrote the book’s Forward?

4. During what years did the Meiji era last, according to the author in the Forward?

5. What Japanese province is Sensei from?

(see the answer key)

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