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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III, Sensei’s Testament (through page 164).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What word used by Sensei in Part I: Sensei and I, means a freeing from false belief?
(a) Apathy.
(b) Loquacity.
(c) Coquetry.
(d) Disillusionment.

2. 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?
(a) A cedar tree.
(b) A pine tree.
(c) A maple tree.
(d) A gingko tree.

3. How many days before the narrator leaves for Tokyo does his father have a fainting spell in Part II, My Parents and I?
(a) 1.
(b) 4.
(c) 7.
(d) 2.

4. What disease killed Sensei’s father?
(a) Tuberculosis.
(b) Alzheimer’s
(c) Lung cancer.
(d) Typhoid.

5. 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) “Awfully morose.”
(c) “Excellently moved.”
(d) “Cruelly vindictive.”

Short Answer Questions

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

2. By what name does the narrator’s father refer to his wife in Part II, My Parents and I?

3. Why does the narrator’s sister not return home while their father is ill in Part II, My Parents and I?

4. How many tea houses does the narrator describe on the beach in the beginning of Part I: Sensei and I?

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

(see the answer key)

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