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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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.

3. What kind of nature does Sensei tell the narrator he has after they leave the tree nursery in Part I: Sensei and I?
(a) Repulsive.
(b) Arrogant.
(c) Cleverl.
(d) Vindictive.

4. 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) “Fanciful.”
(b) “Strong wind.”
(c) “The heart of things.”
(d) “Fast-paced.”

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

6. Sensei tells the narrator that there is no such thing as what in this world in Part I: Sensei and I?
(a) A woman who is honest.
(b) A hope for the end of the war.
(c) A stereotypical bad man.
(d) A father who loves his son.

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

8. The narrator says in Part I: Sensei and I, “At first, I thought of Sensei’s wife as a woman of” what?
(a) “Understanding.”
(b) “Sophistication.”
(c) “Politics.”
(d) “Culture.”

9. 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?
(a) A priest.
(b) A brother.
(c) A mentor.
(d) A doctor.

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

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

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

13. 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) 2 weeks.
(b) 10 days.
(c) 1 week.
(d) 4 days.

14. The narrator’s vacationing student friend is called home after they have been at the beach town for how long in Part I: Sensei and I?
(a) 3 days.
(b) 10 days.
(c) 6 days.
(d) 1 day.

15. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Confucius live?

2. The narrator describes Sensei’s attitude as what, prior to their meeting in Part I: Sensei and I?

3. Sensei’s wife tells the narrator that Sensei is at a cemetery where in Part I: Sensei and I?

4. The narrator says in Part I: Sensei and I, that he might have never noticed Sensei had he not been accompanied by what?

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

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