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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. The narrator states of Sensei’s wife in Part I: Sensei and I, “I was deeply impressed by her capacity for sympathy and” what?
(a) “Understanding.”
(b) “Anger.”
(c) “Friendship.”
(d) “Rationalization.”

2. 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) 4 days.
(c) 1 week.
(d) 10 days.

3. NatsumeSoseki wrote Kokoro how many years after the death of Emperor Meiji?
(a) 2.
(b) 4.
(c) 7.
(d) 1.

4. Sensei tells the narrator in Part I: Sensei and I, that “when a man dies suddenly” what “causes more trouble than anything else”?
(a) “His children.”
(b) “His legacy.”
(c) “His widow.”
(d) “His estate.”

5. When did Emperor Meiji die historically?
(a) 1865.
(b) 1912.
(c) 1954.
(d) 1897.

Short Answer Questions

1. What term refers to the military nobility of pre-industrial Japan?

2. What word does the narrator use in Part II, My Parents and I, meaning an instance of talkativeness or garrulity?

3. What is the name of the widow’s daughter in Part III, Sensei’s Testament?

4. The narrator tells his mother that he will have to go to Tokyo when in Part II, My Parents and I?

5. Where do the narrator and Sensei go during the flower-viewing season in Part I: Sensei and I?

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