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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 landlady tells him that the reason she wanted a boarder was what in Part III, Sensei’s Testament?
(a) Security.
(b) To find a suitor for her daughter.
(c) Income.
(d) Loneliness.

2. Sensei has a dining table specially made for Okusan by a furniture maker where in Part III, Sensei’s Testament?
(a) Boshu.
(b) Ochanomizu.
(c) Tomiura.
(d) Masagocho.

3. Sensei writes in Part III, Sensei’s Testament, “I was like a man who runs to the edge of a cliff, and looking down, sees that the abyss is” what?
(a) “Limited.”
(b) “Deafening.”
(c) “Blinding.”
(d) “Bottomless.”

4. What word from Part III, Sensei’s Testament means flirtation?
(a) Fastidious.
(b) Dogmatic.
(c) Coquetry.
(d) Loquacity.

5. Okusan and Ojosan leave the house to visit relatives where in Part III, Sensei’s Testament?
(a) Kyushu.
(b) Yedo.
(c) Kiharadana.
(d) Ichigaya.

Short Answer Questions

1. Past what temple does Sensei walk after crossing the Mansei Bridge in Part III, Sensei’s Testament?

2. Sensei claims in Part III, Sensei’s Testament, “I do believe that for love to grow there must first be the impact of” what?

3. Who was left in charge of Sensei after the death of his parents?

4. Sensei explains in Part III, Sensei’s Testament, that rickshaw wheels then did not have what, as they do now?

5. What is the name of the widow’s daughter in Part III, Sensei’s Testament?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does K go during his first summer holiday from school in Part III, Sensei’s Testament? How does Sensei describe him when the holiday ends?

2. Why does Soseki’s mother urge Soseki to write to Sensei in Part II, My Parents and I?

3. What does K relate to Sensei of his family dispute and his situation after their third summer holiday 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 Sensei go about getting approval to marry Ojosan? What is the result?

6. How old is Sensei when he is orphaned? Who is left in his charge after his parents’ deaths?

7. What topic causes strife between Sensei and his adoptive family in Part III, Sensei’s Testament?

8. How does Sensei’s past, revealed in his final letter, explain his demeanor in the earlier parts of the novel?

9. What does Sensei make of the difference he finds in his adoptive family when he returns for his third summer holiday in Part III, Sensei’s Testament?

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

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