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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Sensei’s wife tells the narrator that Sensei is at a cemetery where in Part I: Sensei and I?
(a) Ichigaya.
(b) Tomiura.
(c) Kagoshima.
(d) Zoshigaya.

2. What word from the narrative in Part I: Sensei and I, means requiring or characterized by excessive care or delicacy; painstaking?
(a) Disillusionment.
(b) Dogmatic.
(c) Coquetry.
(d) Fastidious.

3. At what time does Sensei return home while the narrator stays with his wife to watch for burglars in Part I: Sensei and I?
(a) 6 p.m.
(b) 8 p.m.
(c) 10 a.m.
(d) 10:00 p.m.

4. Who translated Kokoroand wrote the book’s Forward?
(a) Edwin McClellan.
(b) Albert Johnson.
(c) Reginald Lee.
(d) Jacob Winslow.

5. The narrator says in Part I: Sensei and I, “At first, I thought of Sensei’s wife as a woman of” what?
(a) “Politics.”
(b) “Culture.”
(c) “Understanding.”
(d) “Sophistication.”

Short Answer Questions

1. How much money does Sensei give to the son of the tree orchard in Part I: Sensei and I?

2. Sensei’s wife tells the narrator in Part I: Sensei and I, “I see that higher education has made you adept at” what?

3. How often does Sensei go to the cemetery to visit his friend’s grave?

4. The narrator says that he learned to be an accomplished whistle-blower from a friend where in Part I: Sensei and I?

5. What kind of nature does Sensei tell the narrator he has after they leave the tree nursery in Part I: Sensei and I?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Soseki want to know about Sensei’s past? What conversation takes place regarding trust at the tree nursery in Part I, Sensei and I?

2. How does the narrator perceive Sensei’s relationship with his wife in Part I, Sensei and I?

3. What does Sensei say of “unnatural death” in Part I, Sensei and I?

4. What financial advice does Sensei give Soseki in the tree nursery in Part I, Sensei and I?

5. Where is Sensei when the narrator first goes to his home in Tokyo? Where does the narrator eventually find Sensei?

6. When and where was Kokoro first published? What insight does the translator give to the meaning of the title in the Forward?

7. Describe the setting of Kokoro. Where does most of the action in the novel take place?

8. How is Sensei’s drinking described in Part I, Sensei and I? Why is this significant?

9. What leads to Soseki’s return to Tokyo after staying with his parents in Part I, Sensei and I? What does Sensei tell him when he first visits after his return?

10. What is the narrative point-of-view in Kokoro? How is this perspective fitting for the novel?

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