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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. The narrator states of his feelings on women in Part I: Sensei and I, “Often, when I found myself face to face with a woman, my longing would suddenly disappear. Instead of being drawn to the woman, I would feel a kind of” what?
(a) “Repulsion.”
(b) “Guilt.”
(c) “Questioning.”
(d) “Arrogance.”

2. What word from Part I: Sensei and I, mean the absence or suppression of passion, emotion, or excitement?
(a) Coquetry.
(b) Loquacity.
(c) Dogmatic.
(d) Apathy.

3. NatsumeSoseki wrote Kokoro how many years after the death of Emperor Meiji?
(a) 4.
(b) 7.
(c) 2.
(d) 1.

4. In what year did NatsumeSoseki succeed Lafcadio Hearn as lecturer in English literature at the Imperial University?
(a) 1913.
(b) 1903.
(c) 1923.
(d) 1933.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many tea houses does the narrator describe on the beach in the beginning of Part I: Sensei and I?

2. When the narrator first sees Sensei at a teahouse by the beach, he says that two days previously he had gone where?

3. Who translated Kokoroand wrote the book’s Forward?

4. What does “Sensei” mean in general Japanese usage?

5. The narrator says in Part I: Sensei and I, that his inn was in a rather out-of-the-way district of the beach town and if one wanted to play billiards or eat ice cream, a rickshaw would cost how much?

Short Essay Questions

1. Soseki has said that he is often disappointed by Sensei’s responses. How is this illustrated after Soseki visits Sensei after completing his term paper in Part I, Sensei and I?

2. 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?

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

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

5. Where does the narrator first see Sensei? How does he go about approaching him?

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

7. Who is the translator of Kokoro? What reasons does he give for his Soseki’s biographical information in the book’s Forward?

8. 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?

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

10. What does the narrator tell Sensei of his father’s health when he returns to Tokyo in Part I, Sensei and I? How does Sensei respond?

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