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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When the narrator returns to Tokyo after meeting Sensei at the beach in Part I: Sensei and I, he has how long before the beginning of lectures at the college?
(a) 1 week.
(b) 10 days.
(c) 4 days.
(d) 2 weeks.

3. 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) Nikko.
(c) Zoshigaya.
(d) Yedo.

4. What did Natsume Soseki study in college?
(a) Calculus.
(b) Philosophy.
(c) English literature.
(d) Physics.

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

6. 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) Junshi.
(d) Kirishima.

7. Sensei’s wife tells the narrator that Sensei left how long ago to go to the cemetery in Part I: Sensei and I?
(a) 3 hours.
(b) 1 hour.
(c) 10 minutes.
(d) 45 mintues.

8. What is the name of Sensei’s wife?
(a) Ojosan.
(b) Shizu.
(c) Seki.
(d) Okusan.

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

10. When the narrator first goes to see Sensei in Tokyo, it is how long since lectures have started at the university in Part I: Sensei and I?
(a) 1 week.
(b) 2 weeks.
(c) 6 weeks.
(d) 1 month.

11. At what time does Sensei return home while the narrator stays with his wife to watch for burglars in Part I: Sensei and I?
(a) 10 a.m.
(b) 10:00 p.m.
(c) 8 p.m.
(d) 6 p.m.

12. What word from the narrative in Part I: Sensei and I, means requiring or characterized by excessive care or delicacy; painstaking?
(a) Coquetry.
(b) Fastidious.
(c) Dogmatic.
(d) Disillusionment.

13. What Japanese province is Sensei from?
(a) Tottori.
(b) Nikko.
(c) Niigata.
(d) Ichigaya.

14. How many tea houses does the narrator describe on the beach in the beginning of Part I: Sensei and I?
(a) 5.
(b) 15.
(c) 8.
(d) 2.

15. Why is the narrator’s vacationing student friend called home in the beginning of Part I: Sensei and I?
(a) His brother is getting married.
(b) His sister is having a baby.
(c) His mother is ill.
(d) His parents need help with home repairs.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. How often does Sensei go to the cemetery to visit his friend’s grave?

3. How many siblings does the narrator tell Sensei he has in Part I: Sensei and I?

4. Where does the narrator’s elder brother work?

5. What game does the narrator play with his father while he is recovering to appease his boredom in Part I: Sensei and I?

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