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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When does the narrator say he had come home in Part II, My Parents and I?
(a) December.
(b) July.
(c) September.
(d) March.

2. 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) Dolphin fin soup.
(b) Grilled rice cakes.
(c) Fried mushrooms.
(d) Whale steak.

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

4. 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) 2 mintues.
(b) 6 minutes.
(c) 10 minutes.
(d) 15 minutes.

5. Sensei claims in Part III, Sensei’s Testament, “I do believe that for love to grow there must first be the impact of” what?
(a) “Conversation.”
(b) “Novelty.”
(c) “Diversity.”
(d) “Arousal.”

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

7. In the middle of what month do K and Sensei return to college in Part III, Sensei’s Testament?
(a) December.
(b) May.
(c) September.
(d) July.

8. 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?
(a) K.
(b) Omitsu.
(c) Saku-san.
(d) Okusan.

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

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

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

12. 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?
(a) Kill him.
(b) Sue him.
(c) Propose a counter offer.
(d) Withdraw from the family.

13. What refers to the medieval Japanese act of vassals committing ritual suicide upon the death of their lord?
(a) Samurai.
(b) Shinshu.
(c) Kimono.
(d) Junshi.

14. Sensei says in Part III, Sensei’s Testament, “The development—or the destruction—of man’s body and mind depends upon” what?
(a) “Internal stimuli.”
(b) “Natural forces.”
(c) “External stimuli.”
(d) “Spiritual forces.”

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

Short Answer 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?

2. Past what temple does Sensei walk after crossing the Mansei Bridge in Part III, Sensei’s Testament?

3. What phrase does Sensei say of K “described completely his daily life” in Part III, Sensei’s Testament?

4. Sensei’s landlady tells him that the reason she wanted a boarder was what in Part III, Sensei’s Testament?

5. What religious book does Sensei find in K’s room at the temple after he returns from his first summer vacation at college?

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