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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Sensei’s wife tells the narrator that Sensei is at a cemetery where in Part I: Sensei and I?
(a) Kagoshima.
(b) Tomiura.
(c) Zoshigaya.
(d) Ichigaya.

2. The narrator says after his discussion with Sensei at the tree nursery in Part I: Sensei and I, “Among the things that Sensei said, what interested me most was his remark that no man was immune to” what?
(a) “Temptation.”
(b) “Vengeance.”
(c) “Disease.”
(d) “Evil.”

3. The author states in the Forward, “The best rendering of the Japanese word "kokoro" that I have seen is Lafcadio Hearn's, which is” what?
(a) “Fast-paced.”
(b) “The heart of things.”
(c) “Strong wind.”
(d) “Fanciful.”

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

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

6. Sensei tells the narrator in Part I: Sensei and I, “[I]f you ever allow yourself to feel betrayed, you will then find yourself being” what?
(a) “Excellently moved.”
(b) “Cruelly vindictive.”
(c) “Awfully morose.”
(d) “Obstinately vengeful.”

7. What does Sensei’s wife mention as a possible cause of the change in Sensei in Part I: Sensei and I?
(a) His new diet.
(b) A disagreement with the neighbor.
(c) The views of the new emperor.
(d) The death of a friend of his.

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

9. 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 month.
(b) 6 weeks.
(c) 1 week.
(d) 2 weeks.

10. 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) Niigata.
(b) Tottori.
(c) Nikko.
(d) Ichigaya.

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 children.”
(b) “His widow.”
(c) “His legacy.”
(d) “His estate.”

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

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

14. 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) Coffee cakes.
(b) Fish cakes.
(c) Goji cakes.
(d) Tea cakes.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator goes to stay with Sensei’s wife due to a slew of burglaries while Sensei is gone where in Part I: Sensei and I?

2. How much money does Sensei give to the son of the tree orchard in Part I: Sensei and I?

3. The narrator states in Part I: Sensei and I, that although he profited greatly from his conversations with Sensei, he found him very unsatisfactory as what?

4. The narrator tells Sensei in Part I: Sensei and I, “I value your opinions because they are the results of your” what?

5. When does the narrator tell Sensei he will be returning to Tokyo while he is home for his father’s illness in Part I: Sensei and I?

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