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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III, Sensei’s Testament (pages 164-207).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is K wearing around his wrist when Sensei finds him living in the temple after their first summer vacation from college?
(a) A cast.
(b) A rosary.
(c) A piece of rope.
(d) A watch.

2. 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?
(a) 40 sen.
(b) 20 sen.
(c) 35 sen.
(d) 35 sen.

3. What did Natsume Soseki study in college?
(a) Calculus.
(b) Physics.
(c) English literature.
(d) Philosophy.

4. How does the narrator travel to the cemetery to meet with Sensei in Part I: Sensei and I?
(a) By rickshaw.
(b) By foot.
(c) By carraige.
(d) By train.

5. Where do Sensei and his wife take a holiday and send a letter with a maple leaf enclosed to the narrator from in Part I: Sensei and I?
(a) Tottori.
(b) Nikko.
(c) Niigata.
(d) Ichigaya.

Short Answer Questions

1. Sensei’s landlady tells him that the reason she wanted a boarder was what in Part III, Sensei’s Testament?

2. How does K earn money to attend college after being disowned by his foster family?

3. 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?

4. Where is Sensei’s wife’s father from?

5. When does the narrator say he had come home in Part II, My Parents and I?

(see the answer key)

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