1. Where was Natsume Soseki educated, according to the book’s Forward?
(a) Hokkaido University.
(b) Waseda University.
(c) Imperial University.
(d) Kumamoto University.

2. What refers to a system for structuring society around relationships derived from the holding of land in exchange for service or labor?
(a) Communism.
(b) Capitalism.
(c) Feudalism.
(d) Socialism.

3. The narrator’s mother suggests that the narrator take Sensei what when he returns to Tokyo in Part I: Sensei and I?
(a) Lychee fruit.
(b) Dried mushrooms.
(c) Loaves of bread.
(d) Goji berries.

4. When was General Nogi born?
(a) 1902.
(b) 1823.
(c) 1849.
(d) 1876.

5. 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) Shinshu.
(b) Junshi.
(c) Kimono.
(d) Kirishima.

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator says in Part I: Sensei and I, that his inn was in a rather out-of-the-way district of the beach town and if one wanted to play billiards or eat ice cream, a rickshaw would cost how much?

2. How many siblings does K have in the novel?

3. During what years did the Meiji era last, according to the author in the Forward?

4. Where is the narrator’s fellow vacationing student friend at the beach from in Part I: Sensei and I?

5. In what month is the narrator due to graduate from university in Part I: Sensei and I?

(see the answer key)

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