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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the narrator describe Sensei’s wife when he first sees her in Part I: Sensei and I?
(a) Elderly.
(b) Beautiful.
(c) Caustic.
(d) Bitter.

2. Where was Natsume Soseki born, according to the book’s Forward?
(a) Osaka, Japan.
(b) Tokyo, Japan.
(c) Fukushima, Japan.
(d) Kamakura, Japan.

3. The narrator states in Part I, “Sensei and I,”He refers to Sensei by that name not because he is trying to be discreet, but because it is more what to him?
(a) Natural.
(b) Sincere.
(c) Obscure.
(d) Indolent.

4. The narrator says of Sensei in Part I: Sensei and I, “Before he could destroy his wife’s happiness, he” did what?
(a) “Moved away.”
(b) “Destroyed himself.”
(c) “Married another.”
(d) “Entered the priesthood.”

5. What does Sensei call the azalea tree that is taller than the others and reddish-brown in color at the tree nursery in Part I: Sensei and I?
(a) Shinshu.
(b) Kimono.
(c) Kirishima.
(d) Junshi.

6. Where was Natsume Soseki educated, according to the book’s Forward?
(a) Hokkaido University.
(b) Kumamoto University.
(c) Waseda University.
(d) Imperial University.

7. What kind of illness has the narrator’s father suffered from for some time in Part I: Sensei and I?
(a) Kidney disease.
(b) Brain cancer.
(c) Heart disease.
(d) Arthritis.

8. Sensei tells the narrator that there is no such thing as what in this world in Part I: Sensei and I?
(a) A father who loves his son.
(b) A stereotypical bad man.
(c) A hope for the end of the war.
(d) A woman who is honest.

9. Sensei’s wife tells the narrator in Part I: Sensei and I, “I see that higher education has made you adept at” what?
(a) “Making friends.”
(b) “Empty rationalization.”
(c) “Thinking for yourself.”
(d) “Taking direction.”

10. 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) June.
(b) September.
(c) December.
(d) May.

11. Sensei tells the narrator in Part I: Sensei and I, that “when a man dies suddenly” what “causes more trouble than anything else”?
(a) “His legacy.”
(b) “His estate.”
(c) “His children.”
(d) “His widow.”

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

13. What does “Sensei” mean in general Japanese usage?
(a) Friend.
(b) Teacher.
(c) Laborer.
(d) Priest.

14. By the end of what month is the narrator’s graduation thesis due in Part I: Sensei and I?
(a) September.
(b) February.
(c) July.
(d) April.

15. Where do Sensei and his wife take a holiday and send a letter with a maple leaf enclosed to the narrator from in Part I: Sensei and I?
(a) Ichigaya.
(b) Tottori.
(c) Niigata.
(d) Nikko.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. In what year did Natsume Soseki join the staff of the Fifth National College in Kumamoto?

4. In what year did NatsumeSoseki succeed Lafcadio Hearn as lecturer in English literature at the Imperial University?

5. When the narrator first sees Sensei at a teahouse by the beach, he says that two days previously he had gone where?

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