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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 does K tell Sensei he had met Ojosan by chance and walked her home in Part III, Sensei’s Testament?
(a) Kiharadana.
(b) Masagocho.
(c) Uguisudani.
(d) Tottori.

2. Sensei writes in Part III, Sensei’s Testament, “Since my past was experienced only by me, I might be excused if I regarded it as” what?
(a) “My foundation.”
(b) “My property.”
(c) “My religion.”
(d) “My being.”

3. Where do Sensei and K go after leaving Hota during their summer vacation together in Part III, Sensei’s Testament?
(a) Masagocho.
(b) Tomiura.
(c) Boshu.
(d) Ochanomizu.

4. Who was left in charge of Sensei after the death of his parents?
(a) His brother.
(b) His grandfather.
(c) His grandmother.
(d) His uncle.

5. What is K wearing around his wrist when Sensei finds him living in the temple after their first summer vacation from college?
(a) A piece of rope.
(b) A rosary.
(c) A cast.
(d) A watch.

Short Answer Questions

1. What word from the novel refers to a Japanese stringed instrument consisting of a rectangular wooden body over which are stretched silk strings?

2. The head of the family that was renting a room in the house that Sensei would eventually take was killed in what war, according to Sensei in Part III, Sensei’s Testament?

3. What is the name of the narrator’s brother-in-law?

4. 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?

5. How many days a week does K arrive home before Sensei in their last year at the university in Part III, Sensei’s Testament?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is K’s justification for defying his adoptive parents’ wishes in Part III, Sensei’s Testament?

2. What warning does Okusan give Sensei when he first broaches the topic of K coming to live at the house in Part III, Sensei’s Testament?

3. What does Sensei learn about K’s discovery of the engagement in Part III, Sensei’s Testament?

4. What happens with K’s family during their third summer holiday from school in Part III, Sensei’s Testament?

5. How does Soseki’s family react when news is heard of Emperor Meiji in Part II, My Parents and I?

6. What explanation does Sensei give for his lack of earlier response to Soseki’s letter in Part III, Sensei’s Testament?

7. Where does Sensei go after proposing to marry Ojosan in Part III, Sensei’s Testament? What does he think about?

8. How does Soseki’s father greet him when he arrives home in Part II, My Parents and I? What is Soseki’s impression?

9. What conclusion does Sensei reach at the end of his letter in Part III, Sensei’s Testament?

10. How does Soseki’s father’s health decline as Soseki is preparing to leave for Tokyo in Part II, My Parents and I?

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