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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The head of the family that was renting a room in the house that Sensei would eventually take was killed in what war, according to Sensei in Part III, Sensei’s Testament?
(a) The Indian-Japanese War.
(b) The Shimabara Rebellion.
(c) The Russo-Japanese War.
(d) The Sino-Japanese War.

2. K was the son of a priest in what sect?
(a) Shinshu.
(b) Santerian.
(c) Kabbala.
(d) Presbyterian.

3. What phrase is K particularly interested in when Sensei finds him living in the temple after their first summer from college?
(a) “Buddha and the elephant.”
(b) “Confucius and the fire.”
(c) “Mohammed and the sword.”
(d) “Jesus and the books.”

4. When Sensei returns from summer vacation after his first year in college, he finds K living in a dirty temple by what?
(a) The Great Kannon.
(b) The central Tokyo cemetery.
(c) The Emperor’s castle.
(d) The military fort.

5. Sensei tells the narrator in his letter in Part III, Sensei’s Testament, that he wants to reveal his past to the narrator because he is what?
(a) Obtuse.
(b) Going to be Emperor.
(c) Getting married.
(d) Sincere.

6. By what name does the narrator’s father refer to his wife in Part II, My Parents and I?
(a) K.
(b) Seki.
(c) Saku-san.
(d) Omitsu.

7. Sensei writes in Part III, Sensei’s Testament, “I was like a man who runs to the edge of a cliff, and looking down, sees that the abyss is” what?
(a) “Bottomless.”
(b) “Blinding.”
(c) “Deafening.”
(d) “Limited.”

8. Okusan takes Sensei out to dinner at a restaurant on what street in Part III, Sensei’s Testament?
(a) Tottori.
(b) Kiharadana.
(c) Kamakura.
(d) Ichigaya.

9. Sensei says in Part III, Sensei’s Testament, “Women in those days did not wear their hair over their foreheads, but twisted it up like” what on top of their heads?
(a) “Jungle vines.”
(b) “Tornadoes.”
(c) “Snake coils.”
(d) “Pig tails.”

10. On their first summer break in college, K rents a room in a temple where in Part III, Sensei’s Testament?
(a) Ichigaya.
(b) Suidobashi.
(c) Komagome.
(d) Masagocho.

11. What phrase does Sensei say of K “described completely his daily life” in Part III, Sensei’s Testament?
(a) “Purity of spirit.”
(b) “Level of education.”
(c) “Concentration of mind.”
(d) “Consumption by fear.”

12. The narrator’s father says in Part II, My Parents and I that the younger generation only knows how to do what?
(a) Worship the emperor.
(b) Spend money.
(c) Complain about everything.
(d) Enjoy life.

13. What word does the narrator use in Part II, My Parents and I, meaning an instance of talkativeness or garrulity?
(a) Coquetry.
(b) Disillusionment.
(c) Apathy.
(d) Loquacity.

14. How many siblings did Sensei have growing up?
(a) 3.
(b) 0.
(c) 1.
(d) 2.

15. When did Emperor Meiji die historically?
(a) 1897.
(b) 1912.
(c) 1954.
(d) 1865.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do Sensei, the widow, and her daughter go shopping for clothes in Part III, Sensei’s Testament?

2. Sensei claims in Part III, Sensei’s Testament, “I do believe that for love to grow there must first be the impact of” what?

3. What job offer does a friend from school send to the narrator in Part II, My Parents and I?

4. What does Okusan bring to Sensei after he says he is not feeling well in Part III, Sensei’s Testament?

5. Sensei says of the financial agreement reached between him and his uncle that he had two options: to accept what was offered, or to do what?

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