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) “Obstinately vengeful.”
(b) “Cruelly vindictive.”
(c) “Awfully morose.”
(d) “Excellently moved.”

2. When the narrator compares his father with Sensei, he concludes that both are what type of men in Part I: Sensei and I?
(a) Self-effacing.
(b) Flamboyant.
(c) Brilliant.
(d) Proud.

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

4. 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) Shinshu.
(b) Kirishima.
(c) Junshi.
(d) Kimono.

5. When was Emperor Meiji born?
(a) 1805.
(b) 1852.
(c) 1937.
(d) 1894.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the childhood friend of the narrator’s father that comes to see him on his death bed in the military nobility of pre-industrial Japan?

2. General Nogi and who were the best-known heroes of the Russo-Japanese War?

3. What does “Sensei” mean in general Japanese usage?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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