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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After the narrator makes an amused comment about a loving couple in the garden during flower-viewing season in Part I: Sensei and I, what does Sensei ask him?
(a) “Are you lonely?”
(b) “Do you enjoy flowers?”
(c) “Do you have a girlfriend?”
(d) “Have you ever been in love?”

2. The narrator says in Part I: Sensei and I, that he might have never noticed Sensei had he not been accompanied by what?
(a) A Southerner.
(b) An Easterner.
(c) A Westerner.
(d) A Northerner.

3. In what month is the narrator due to graduate from university in Part I: Sensei and I?
(a) March.
(b) January.
(c) May.
(d) June.

4. 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.

5. What game does the narrator play with his father while he is recovering to appease his boredom in Part I: Sensei and I?
(a) Backgammon.
(b) Checkers.
(c) Dominos.
(d) Chess.

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

7. How does the narrator travel to the cemetery to meet with Sensei in Part I: Sensei and I?
(a) By foot.
(b) By train.
(c) By rickshaw.
(d) By carraige.

8. 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) The views of the new emperor.
(c) The death of a friend of his.
(d) A disagreement with the neighbor.

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

10. How often does Sensei go to the cemetery to visit his friend’s grave?
(a) Once a year.
(b) Once a day.
(c) Once a month.
(d) Once a week.

11. When the narrator compares his father with Sensei, he concludes that both are what type of men in Part I: Sensei and I?
(a) Brilliant.
(b) Self-effacing.
(c) Proud.
(d) Flamboyant.

12. Sensei tells the narrator in Part I: Sensei and I, “I do not want your admiration now, because I do not want your” what?
(a) “Scorn along with it.”
(b) “Insults in the future.”
(c) “Biased point of view.”
(d) “Humble opinion.”

13. 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) “Guilt.”
(b) “Repulsion.”
(c) “Questioning.”
(d) “Arrogance.”

14. Where is the narrator’s fellow vacationing student friend at the beach from in Part I: Sensei and I?
(a) The Central Provinces.
(b) The Northern Provinces.
(c) The Eastern Provinces.
(d) The Western Provinces.

15. 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.”

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The narrator says of Sensei in Part I: Sensei and I, “Before he could destroy his wife’s happiness, he” did what?

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. How does the narrator describe Sensei’s wife when he first sees her in Part I: Sensei and I?

5. What was Tokyo once known as?

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