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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) Edwin McClellan.
(b) Reginald Lee.
(c) Albert Johnson.
(d) Jacob Winslow.

2. 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) “Humble opinion.”
(b) “Insults in the future.”
(c) “Biased point of view.”
(d) “Scorn along with it.”

3. 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) “Awfully morose.”
(b) “Cruelly vindictive.”
(c) “Excellently moved.”
(d) “Obstinately vengeful.”

4. Sensei repeatedly tells the narrator that there is what in loving in Part I: Sensei and I?
(a) Guilt.
(b) Pride.
(c) Anger.
(d) Dignity.

5. The narrator tells Sensei in Part I: Sensei and I, “I value your opinions because they are the results of your” what?
(a) Religion.
(b) Childhood.
(c) Beliefs.
(d) Experience.

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

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

8. The narrator says in Part I: Sensei and I, that his inn was in a rather out-of-the-way district of the beach town and if one wanted to play billiards or eat ice cream, a rickshaw would cost how much?
(a) 35 sen.
(b) 35 sen.
(c) 40 sen.
(d) 20 sen.

9. 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) Junshi.
(b) Kimono.
(c) Shinshu.
(d) Kirishima.

10. 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) 6 p.m.
(c) 10:00 p.m.
(d) 8 p.m.

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

12. NatsumeSoseki wrote Kokoro how many years after the death of Emperor Meiji?
(a) 7.
(b) 1.
(c) 2.
(d) 4.

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

14. What Buddhist inscription does the narrator describe on one of the tombstones in the cemetery in Part I: Sensei and I?
(a) “Buddha be with you.”
(b) “All living things bear within themselves the essence of Buddha.”
(c) “Derive your strength from Buddha.”
(d) “Buddha is the light.”

15. When was Natsume Soseki born, according to the book’s Forward?
(a) 1912.
(b) 1867.
(c) 1817.
(d) 1893.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. What is the name of Sensei’s wife?

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

4. How many tea houses does the narrator describe on the beach in the beginning of Part I: Sensei and I?

5. 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?

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