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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 tells the narrator in Part I: Sensei and I, “Give a gentleman money, and he will soon turn into a” what?
(a) “Child.”
(b) “Demon.”
(c) “Criminal.”
(d) “Rogue.”

2. The narrator goes to stay with Sensei’s wife due to a slew of burglaries while Sensei is gone where in Part I: Sensei and I?
(a) A graduation.
(b) A dinner party.
(c) A wedding.
(d) A funeral.

3. What kind of illness has the narrator’s father suffered from for some time in Part I: Sensei and I?
(a) Arthritis.
(b) Heart disease.
(c) Kidney disease.
(d) Brain cancer.

4. 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) “Guilt.”
(b) “Arrogance.”
(c) “Questioning.”
(d) “Repulsion.”

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Sensei tells the narrator that his Western friend is something of what in Part I: Sensei and I?

3. How many siblings does the narrator tell Sensei he has in Part I: Sensei and I?

4. Why is the narrator’s vacationing student friend called home in the beginning of 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. 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. What does the novel’s translator write about the language in Kokoroin the Forward?

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

4. Describe Sensei’s demeanor toward Soseki upon their meeting. Does Sensei welcome Soseki’s company?

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

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

7. 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?

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

9. What does Sensei ask Soseki on their walk in the tree nursery after Soseki has completed his thesis in Part I, Sensei and I?

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

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