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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Sensei say K was born in Part III, Sensei’s Testament?
(a) Denzuin Temple.
(b) Konnyaku-Emma.
(c) A Shinshu temple.
(d) The Temple of Myojin.

2. When Sensei asks for Ojosan’s hand in marriage, he says the conversation does not last longer than what in Part III, Sensei’s Testament?
(a) 10 minutes.
(b) 15 minutes.
(c) 2 mintues.
(d) 6 minutes.

3. Okusan and Ojosan leave the house to visit relatives where in Part III, Sensei’s Testament?
(a) Kyushu.
(b) Yedo.
(c) Kiharadana.
(d) Ichigaya.

4. 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.

5. Past what temple does Sensei walk after crossing the Mansei Bridge in Part III, Sensei’s Testament?
(a) The Temple of Myojin.
(b) A Shinshu temple.
(c) Denzuin Temple.
(d) Konnyaku-Emma.

6. 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?
(a) “Prophecy fulfilled.”
(b) “The new life.”
(c) “The way of the future.”
(d) “Technological advancement.”

7. 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 Shimabara Rebellion.
(b) The Russo-Japanese War.
(c) The Sino-Japanese War.
(d) The Indian-Japanese War.

8. What is Sensei speaking of when he says they “are not meant to stir the air only: they are capable of moving greater things” in Part III, Sensei’s Testament?
(a) “Horses.”
(b) “Laws.”
(c) “Customs.”
(d) “Words.”

9. Sensei has a dining table specially made for Okusan by a furniture maker where in Part III, Sensei’s Testament?
(a) Tomiura.
(b) Ochanomizu.
(c) Boshu.
(d) Masagocho.

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

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

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

13. Sensei writes in Part III, Sensei’s Testament, that he was brought up to be what?
(a) An educated man.
(b) An excitable man.
(c) An ethical man.
(d) An endearing man.

14. How many siblings does K have in the novel?
(a) 0.
(b) 2.
(c) 3.
(d) 1.

15. How does K earn money to attend college after being disowned by his foster family?
(a) Teaching.
(b) Singing.
(c) Acting.
(d) Working as a janitor.

Short Answer Questions

1. Sensei writes in Part III, Sensei’s Testament, “Since my past was experienced only by me, I might be excused if I regarded it as” what?

2. What insects does the narrator hear singing outside his window at his family home in Part II, My Parents and I?

3. How does Sensei presumably die at the end of the novel?

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

5. 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?

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