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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The narrator states in Part II, My Parents and I, “My mother seemed to attach about as much importance to my graduation as she would have done to my” what?
(a) “Marriage.”
(b) “Death.”
(c) “Birth.”
(d) “First child.”

2. What job offer does a friend from school send to the narrator in Part II, My Parents and I?
(a) A secondary teaching post.
(b) A government position.
(c) A managerial position.
(d) A laborer position.

3. 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.

4. What is the name of the widow and Sensei’s landlord in Part III, Sensei’s Testament?
(a) Seki.
(b) Okusan.
(c) Ojosan.
(d) Shizu.

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

6. Through the grounds of what temple does Sensei enter the house of Okusan in Part III, Sensei’s Testament?
(a) Konnyaku-Emma.
(b) Shinshu.
(c) Myojin.
(d) Denzuin.

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

8. How many days a week does K arrive home before Sensei in their last year at the university in Part III, Sensei’s Testament?
(a) 6.
(b) 5.
(c) 3.
(d) 1.

9. The narrator tells his mother that he will have to go to Tokyo when in Part II, My Parents and I?
(a) February.
(b) September.
(c) October.
(d) April.

10. What word from Part III, Sensei’s Testament means flirtation?
(a) Loquacity.
(b) Fastidious.
(c) Coquetry.
(d) Dogmatic.

11. The narrator’s father says in Part II, My Parents and I, “We are not in Tokyo, you know. Country people are rather” what?
(a) “Simple and angry.”
(b) “Humble and honest.”
(c) “Fussy and resentful.”
(d) “Spiritual and loving.”

12. Where did Sensei visit before leaving his home for Tokyo after the quarrel with his uncle in Part III, Sensei’s Testament?
(a) His parents’ graves.
(b) His sister's grave.
(c) The temple square.
(d) The nunnery.

13. Who was left in charge of Sensei after the death of his parents?
(a) His brother.
(b) His uncle.
(c) His grandmother.
(d) His grandfather.

14. K’s foster parents sent him to Tokyo to study what, according to Sensei in Part III, Sensei’s Testament?
(a) Medicine.
(b) The English language.
(c) Mathematics.
(d) Law.

15. Sensei’s family home was how far from the nearest city when he was growing up, according to his letter in Part III, Sensei’s Testament?
(a) 2 miles.
(b) 6 miles.
(c) 14 miles.
(d) 4 miles.

Short Answer Questions

1. What refers to the medieval Japanese act of vassals committing ritual suicide upon the death of their lord?

2. What word does the narrator use in Part II, My Parents and I, meaning an instance of talkativeness or garrulity?

3. How many siblings does Ojosan have in the novel?

4. What word from the novel refers to a Japanese stringed instrument consisting of a rectangular wooden body over which are stretched silk strings?

5. Where is K buried in Part III, Sensei’s Testament?

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