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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. In what year did Natsume Soseki join the staff of the Fifth National College in Kumamoto?
(a) 1952.
(b) 1896.
(c) 1857.
(d) 1924.

2. 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 will seek in a woman.”
(d) “The love that you lost from your family.”

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

4. The narrator states in Part I, “Sensei and I,”He refers to Sensei by that name not because he is trying to be discreet, but because it is more what to him?
(a) Indolent.
(b) Natural.
(c) Obscure.
(d) Sincere.

5. When did Confucius live?
(a) 551-479 BCE.
(b) 108-55 BCE.
(c) 324-277 BCE.
(d) 1012-945 BCE.

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator goes to stay with Sensei’s wife due to a slew of burglaries while Sensei is gone where in Part I: Sensei and I?

2. In what year did NatsumeSoseki succeed Lafcadio Hearn as lecturer in English literature at the Imperial University?

3. When does the narrator tell Sensei and his wife he will be back in Tokyo after he graduates in Part I: Sensei and I?

4. The narrator states of Sensei’s wife in Part I: Sensei and I, “I was deeply impressed by her capacity for sympathy and” what?

5. Sensei’s wife tells the narrator in Part I: Sensei and I, “I see that higher education has made you adept at” what?

(see the answer key)

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