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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 his feelings on women in Part I: Sensei and I, “Often, when I found myself face to face with a woman, my longing would suddenly disappear. Instead of being drawn to the woman, I would feel a kind of” what?
(a) “Guilt.”
(b) “Repulsion.”
(c) “Questioning.”
(d) “Arrogance.”

2. How does the narrator’s father always refer to Emperor Meiji when discussing news of him in the papers?
(a) The Holy One.
(b) His Majesty.
(c) The Wise One.
(d) His Excellency.

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

4. What word from Part I: Sensei and I, mean the absence or suppression of passion, emotion, or excitement?
(a) Dogmatic.
(b) Coquetry.
(c) Apathy.
(d) Loquacity.

5. The narrator’s father says in Part II, My Parents and I, “There are advantages and disadvantages in having one's children” what?
(a) Learn karate.
(b) Baptized.
(c) Work.
(d) Educated.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of illness has the narrator’s father suffered from for some time in Part I: Sensei and I?

2. When was Natsume Soseki born, according to the book’s Forward?

3. The narrator describes Sensei’s attitude as what, prior to their meeting in Part I: Sensei and I?

4. What is the name of Sensei’s wife?

5. When the narrator first goes to see Sensei in Tokyo, it is how long since lectures have started at the university in Part I: Sensei and I?

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