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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. When did Emperor Meiji die historically?
(a) 1912.
(b) 1865.
(c) 1954.
(d) 1897.

2. The narrator says after his discussion with Sensei at the tree nursery in Part I: Sensei and I, “Among the things that Sensei said, what interested me most was his remark that no man was immune to” what?
(a) “Vengeance.”
(b) “Temptation.”
(c) “Evil.”
(d) “Disease.”

3. 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.

4. The narrator states of Sensei’s wife in Part I: Sensei and I, “I was deeply impressed by her capacity for sympathy and” what?
(a) “Anger.”
(b) “Rationalization.”
(c) “Friendship.”
(d) “Understanding.”

5. Sensei’s family home was how far from the nearest city when he was growing up, according to his letter in Part III, Sensei’s Testament?
(a) 2 miles.
(b) 4 miles.
(c) 6 miles.
(d) 14 miles.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the narrator’s brother-in-law?

2. When was General Nogi born?

3. Sensei tells the narrator in Part I: Sensei and I, “I do not want your admiration now, because I do not want your” what?

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

5. What kind of nature does Sensei tell the narrator he has after they leave the tree nursery in Part I: Sensei and I?

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