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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III, Sensei’s Testament (pages 207-248).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The narrator says in Part I: Sensei and I, “At first, I thought of Sensei’s wife as a woman of” what?
(a) “Sophistication.”
(b) “Culture.”
(c) “Understanding.”
(d) “Politics.”

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

3. How many siblings did Sensei have growing up?
(a) 3.
(b) 0.
(c) 2.
(d) 1.

4. What does Okusan bring to Sensei after he says he is not feeling well in Part III, Sensei’s Testament?
(a) Rice cakes.
(b) Buckwheat gruel.
(c) Scrambled eggs.
(d) A trout fillet.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. NatsumeSoseki wrote Kokoro how many years after the death of Emperor Meiji?

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

3. What type of tree in the cemetery does Sensei make a point of walking past every time he visits his friend’s grave, according to the narrator in Part I: Sensei and I?

4. Sensei tells the narrator that his Western friend is something of what in Part I: Sensei and I?

5. Sensei’s wife tells the narrator that Sensei is at a cemetery where in Part I: Sensei and I?

(see the answer key)

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