3. Sensei claims in Part III, Sensei’s Testament, that Sensei’s family attempted to force him into a marriage with whom while he was in college?
(a) His aunt.
(b) His neighbor.
(c) His sister.
(d) His cousin.

4. Sensei explains in Part III, Sensei’s Testament, that rickshaw wheels then did not have what, as they do now?
(a) Lug nuts.
(b) Spokes.
(c) Valve stems.
(d) Rubber tires.

5. What “delicacy” does the narrator’s father enjoy having his wife prepare for him while he is bed-ridden in Part II, My Parents and I?
(a) Fried mushrooms.
(b) Dolphin fin soup.
(c) Grilled rice cakes.
(d) Whale steak.

6. Sensei writes in Part III, Sensei’s Testament, “As I look about me, I find that I really have no” what?
(a) “Obligations.”
(b) “Questions.”
(c) “Friends.”
(d) “Secrets.”

7. K was adopted into the home of what?
(a) A priest.
(b) A general.
(c) A doctor.
(d) A samurai.

8. When was General Nogi born?
(a) 1902.
(b) 1876.
(c) 1849.
(d) 1823.

9. 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) “Deafening.”
(b) “Limited.”
(c) “Blinding.”
(d) “Bottomless.”

10. Sensei asks himself in Part III, Sensei’s Testament, “Can one expect the complicated mechanism of the human mind to betray its purposes so obviously, as though it were some kind of” what?
(a) Rickshaw.
(b) Clock.
(c) Mirror.
(d) Snake.

11. What insects does the narrator hear singing outside his window at his family home in Part II, My Parents and I?
(a) Cicadas.
(b) Crickets.
(c) Ants.
(d) Beetles.

12. How did K die?
(a) He had typhoid.
(b) He committed suicide.
(c) He had cancer.
(d) He was hung.

13. Where do Sensei and K go after leaving Hota during their summer vacation together in Part III, Sensei’s Testament?
(a) Ochanomizu.
(b) Masagocho.
(c) Tomiura.
(d) Boshu.

14. Sensei says in Part III, Sensei’s Testament that in his time, there were already a few high-class boarding houses for college students located where?
(a) The Boshu area.
(b) The Hongo area.
(c) The Yedo area.
(d) The Ueno area.

15. Sensei describes walking up the slope of Koishikawa toward what temple in Part III, Sensei’s Testament?
(a) Konnyaku-Emma Temple.
(b) The Temple of Myojin.
(c) Shinshu temple.
(d) Denzuin Temple.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the childhood friend of the narrator’s father that comes to see him on his death bed in the military nobility of pre-industrial Japan?

2. Where did Sensei attend college?

3. Sensei says in Part III, Sensei’s Testament, “In those days, such phrases as ‘the age of awakening’ or” what had not yet come into fashion?

4. Okusan and Ojosan leave the house to visit relatives where in Part III, Sensei’s Testament?

5. What is the name of the widow and Sensei’s landlord in Part III, Sensei’s Testament?

(see the answer keys)

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