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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. What refers to the medieval Japanese act of vassals committing ritual suicide upon the death of their lord?
(a) Junshi.
(b) Kimono.
(c) Samurai.
(d) Shinshu.

2. Where does K tell Sensei he had met Ojosan by chance and walked her home in Part III, Sensei’s Testament?
(a) Uguisudani.
(b) Kiharadana.
(c) Tottori.
(d) Masagocho.

3. When does the narrator tell Sensei and his wife he will be back in Tokyo after he graduates in Part I: Sensei and I?
(a) September.
(b) May.
(c) June.
(d) December.

4. The narrator says that he learned to be an accomplished whistle-blower from a friend where in Part I: Sensei and I?
(a) Kagoshima.
(b) Zoshigaya.
(c) Nikko.
(d) Yedo.

5. NatsumeSoseki wrote Kokoro how many years after the death of Emperor Meiji?
(a) 2.
(b) 1.
(c) 7.
(d) 4.

Short Answer Questions

1. Sensei’s wife tells the narrator that Sensei left how long ago to go to the cemetery in Part I: Sensei and I?

2. The narrator states of Sensei’s wife in Part I: Sensei and I, “I was deeply impressed by her capacity for sympathy and” what?

3. Sensei tells the narrator in Part I: Sensei and I, “Give a gentleman money, and he will soon turn into a” what?

4. 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?

5. What insects does the narrator hear singing outside his window at his family home in Part II, My Parents and I?

(see the answer key)

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