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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) “Rationalization.”
(b) “Anger.”
(c) “Understanding.”
(d) “Friendship.”

2. What word does the narrator use in Part II, My Parents and I, meaning an instance of talkativeness or garrulity?
(a) Coquetry.
(b) Apathy.
(c) Loquacity.
(d) Disillusionment.

3. The narrator tells his mother that he will have to go to Tokyo when in Part II, My Parents and I?
(a) February.
(b) September.
(c) April.
(d) October.

4. Sensei tells the narrator in Part I: Sensei and I, “Give a gentleman money, and he will soon turn into a” what?
(a) “Criminal.”
(b) “Rogue.”
(c) “Child.”
(d) “Demon.”

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

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 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?

3. 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?

4. What insects does the narrator hear singing outside his window at his family home in Part II, My Parents and I?

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

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