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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How much money does Sensei give to the son of the tree orchard in Part I: Sensei and I?
(a) 20 sen.
(b) 10 sen.
(c) 5 sen.
(d) 50 sen.

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

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

5. What type of tree in the cemetery does Sensei make a point of walking past every time he visits his friend’s grave, according to the narrator in Part I: Sensei and I?
(a) A maple tree.
(b) A cedar tree.
(c) A pine tree.
(d) A gingko tree.

6. 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) Obscure.
(b) Sincere.
(c) Indolent.
(d) Natural.

7. The narrator’s mother suggests that the narrator take Sensei what when he returns to Tokyo in Part I: Sensei and I?
(a) Lychee fruit.
(b) Goji berries.
(c) Dried mushrooms.
(d) Loaves of bread.

8. 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?
(a) A funeral.
(b) A wedding.
(c) A graduation.
(d) A dinner party.

9. The narrator says that he learned to be an accomplished whistle-blower from a friend where in Part I: Sensei and I?
(a) Yedo.
(b) Nikko.
(c) Kagoshima.
(d) Zoshigaya.

10. 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 children.”
(c) “His estate.”
(d) “His widow.”

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

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

13. Where is Sensei’s wife’s mother from?
(a) Niigata.
(b) Tottori.
(c) Nikko.
(d) Ichigaya.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. Why is the narrator’s vacationing student friend called home in the beginning of Part I: Sensei and I?

3. When was Natsume Soseki sent to England as a government scholar?

4. Sensei repeatedly tells the narrator that there is what in loving in Part I: Sensei and I?

5. What is the name of Sensei’s wife?

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