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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 describes Sensei’s attitude as what, prior to their meeting in Part I: Sensei and I?
(a) Austere and arrogant.
(b) Overly gregarious.
(c) Sneakily condescending.
(d) Somewhat unsociable.

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?
(a) Kirishima.
(b) Shinshu.
(c) Kimono.
(d) Junshi.

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

4. What is the name of Sensei’s wife?
(a) Ojosan.
(b) Shizu.
(c) Seki.
(d) Okusan.

5. Where is the narrator during the summer holidays when he first meets Sensei?
(a) Uguisudani.
(b) Kamakura.
(c) Nikko.
(d) Yanagicho.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does the narrator tell Sensei he will be returning to Tokyo while he is home for his father’s illness in Part I: Sensei and I?

2. What refers to the medieval Japanese act of vassals committing ritual suicide upon the death of their lord?

3. Sensei’s wife tells the narrator that Sensei left how long ago to go to the cemetery in Part I: Sensei and I?

4. Who translated Kokoroand wrote the book’s Forward?

5. What relative of Sensei’s died of a similar ailment as the narrator’s father?

(see the answer key)

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