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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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?
(a) “Questioning.”
(b) “Repulsion.”
(c) “Guilt.”
(d) “Arrogance.”

2. Who translated Kokoroand wrote the book’s Forward?
(a) Jacob Winslow.
(b) Reginald Lee.
(c) Edwin McClellan.
(d) Albert Johnson.

3. What does Sensei’s wife send home with the narrator after he stays with her to watch for burglars in Part I: Sensei and I?
(a) Goji cakes.
(b) Coffee cakes.
(c) Tea cakes.
(d) Fish cakes.

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

5. What was Tokyo once known as?
(a) Boshu.
(b) Yedo.
(c) Nikko.
(d) Ueno.

6. Where do Sensei and the narrator walk toward after leaving the gardens during the flower-viewing season in Part I: Sensei and I?
(a) Komagome.
(b) Uguisudani.
(c) Ichigaya.
(d) Masagocho.

7. 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) “Friendship.”
(b) “Understanding.”
(c) “Rationalization.”
(d) “Anger.”

8. Sensei tells the narrator that his Western friend is something of what in Part I: Sensei and I?
(a) A criminal.
(b) A preacher.
(c) A hermit.
(d) An eccentric.

9. When was Natsume Soseki sent to England as a government scholar?
(a) 1930.
(b) 1900.
(c) 1910.
(d) 1920.

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

11. What word used by Sensei in Part I: Sensei and I, means a freeing from false belief?
(a) Coquetry.
(b) Apathy.
(c) Loquacity.
(d) Disillusionment.

12. Sensei tells the narrator in Part I: Sensei and I, “Give a gentleman money, and he will soon turn into a” what?
(a) “Demon.”
(b) “Child.”
(c) “Criminal.”
(d) “Rogue.”

13. Sensei asks the narrator while walking through the cemetery in Part I: Sensei and I, “You have never thought seriously of the reality of” what?
(a) “Marriage.”
(b) “Having children.”
(c) “Death.”
(d) “Life.”

14. The narrator describes Sensei’s attitude as what, prior to their meeting in Part I: Sensei and I?
(a) Overly gregarious.
(b) Sneakily condescending.
(c) Austere and arrogant.
(d) Somewhat unsociable.

15. What does Sensei say “is the loneliest time of all” in Part I: Sensei and I?
(a) “Death.”
(b) “Sickness.”
(c) “Marriage.”
(d) “Youth.”

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When did Confucius live?

3. What does Sensei’s wife mention as a possible cause of the change in Sensei in Part I: Sensei and I?

4. Where was Natsume Soseki born, according to the book’s Forward?

5. What word from the narrative in Part I: Sensei and I, means requiring or characterized by excessive care or delicacy; painstaking?

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