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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. The author states in the Forward, “The best rendering of the Japanese word "kokoro" that I have seen is Lafcadio Hearn's, which is” what?
(a) “Fanciful.”
(b) “The heart of things.”
(c) “Fast-paced.”
(d) “Strong wind.”

2. What did Natsume Soseki study in college?
(a) English literature.
(b) Calculus.
(c) Physics.
(d) Philosophy.

3. 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) 2 weeks.
(b) 1 week.
(c) 10 days.
(d) 4 days.

4. How does the narrator travel to the cemetery to meet with Sensei in Part I: Sensei and I?
(a) By rickshaw.
(b) By foot.
(c) By carraige.
(d) By train.

5. Sensei tells the narrator in Part I: Sensei and I, “The friendship that you sought in me is in reality a preparation for” what?
(a) “Facing your true self.”
(b) “Having children of your own.”
(c) “The love that you lost from your family.”
(d) “The love that you will seek in a woman.”

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the narrator’s fellow vacationing student friend at the beach from in Part I: Sensei and I?

2. 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?

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

4. What type of tree in the cemetery does Sensei make a point of walking past every time he visits his friend’s grave, according to the narrator in Part I: Sensei and I?

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?

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