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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. Where do Sensei and his wife take a holiday and send a letter with a maple leaf enclosed to the narrator from in Part I: Sensei and I?
(a) Ichigaya.
(b) Nikko.
(c) Tottori.
(d) Niigata.

2. What garment of the narrator’s does Sensei’s wife say is hand-woven and that she’s never worked on such beautiful material before in Part I: Sensei and I?
(a) A Nagajuban.
(b) An Obi.
(c) A Kinchaku-bag.
(d) A kimono.

3. Where is the narrator during the summer holidays when he first meets Sensei?
(a) Uguisudani.
(b) Nikko.
(c) Yanagicho.
(d) Kamakura.

4. The author states in the Forward, “The best rendering of the Japanese word "kokoro" that I have seen is Lafcadio Hearn's, which is” what?
(a) “The heart of things.”
(b) “Fanciful.”
(c) “Strong wind.”
(d) “Fast-paced.”

5. By the end of what month is the narrator’s graduation thesis due in Part I: Sensei and I?
(a) February.
(b) April.
(c) September.
(d) July.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was Natsume Soseki born, according to the book’s Forward?

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

3. The narrator says in Part I: Sensei and I, that he might have never noticed Sensei had he not been accompanied by what?

4. The narrator states in Part I, “Sensei and I,”He refers to Sensei by that name not because he is trying to be discreet, but because it is more what to him?

5. Why is the narrator’s vacationing student friend called home in the beginning of Part I: Sensei and I?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Soseki respond to Sensei’s remark about Soseki seeking love in Part I, Sensei and I?

2. What does the novel’s translator write about the language in Kokoroin the Forward?

3. What does Sensei’s wife reveal about her feelings for her husband while she and Soseki are in the house watching for burglars in Part I, Sensei and I?

4. What does the author of the Forward say of Soseki Natsume’s education and works?

5. What conversation does the narrator have with Sensei regarding trust in Part I, Sensei and I?

6. How does Sensei respond when the narrator asks him to clarify his meaning of “guilt” in Part I, Sensei and I?

7. What makes Sensei stand out to the narrator when he first sees him? Why does he seek Sensei’s company?

8. 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?

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

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

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