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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. Who informs Sensei of the widow and her vacant room in Part III, Sensei’s Testament?
(a) A confectioner.
(b) A butcher.
(c) A banker.
(d) A farmer.

2. What “delicacy” does the narrator’s father enjoy having his wife prepare for him while he is bed-ridden in Part II, My Parents and I?
(a) Grilled rice cakes.
(b) Dolphin fin soup.
(c) Whale steak.
(d) Fried mushrooms.

3. In what year did Natsume Soseki join the staff of the Fifth National College in Kumamoto?
(a) 1857.
(b) 1924.
(c) 1896.
(d) 1952.

4. Sensei claims in Part III, Sensei’s Testament, “I do believe that for love to grow there must first be the impact of” what?
(a) “Conversation.”
(b) “Diversity.”
(c) “Novelty.”
(d) “Arousal.”

5. When was Natsume Soseki born, according to the book’s Forward?
(a) 1912.
(b) 1893.
(c) 1867.
(d) 1817.

Short Answer Questions

1. Sensei apologizes in Part III, Sensei’s Testament for being what kind of person?

2. Sensei tells the narrator that there is no such thing as what in this world in Part I: Sensei and I?

3. 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?

4. 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?

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

(see the answer key)

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