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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. How many siblings did Sensei have growing up?
(a) 1.
(b) 2.
(c) 0.
(d) 3.

3. In the middle of what month do K and Sensei return to college in Part III, Sensei’s Testament?
(a) December.
(b) May.
(c) July.
(d) September.

4. What “delicacy” does the narrator’s father enjoy having his wife prepare for him while he is bed-ridden in Part II, My Parents and I?
(a) Grilled rice cakes.
(b) Whale steak.
(c) Fried mushrooms.
(d) Dolphin fin soup.

5. After asking for Ojosan’s hand in marriage, where does Sensei leave the house to go in Part III, Sensei’s Testament?
(a) Kiharadana.
(b) Yanagicho.
(c) Nihonbashi.
(d) Suidobashi.

Short Answer Questions

1. Sensei and K decide to go to the coast of where in Part III, Sensei’s Testament during summer vacation?

2. Through the grounds of what temple does Sensei enter the house of Okusan in Part III, Sensei’s Testament?

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

4. The narrator’s father says in Part II, My Parents and I, “There are advantages and disadvantages in having one's children” what?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the conflicting objectives presented to Soseki by his mother in Part II, My Parents and I?

2. What conversation does Soseki’s father have with Saku-san in Part II, My Parents and I?

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

4. What does K confront Sensei about outside the library in Part III, Sensei’s Testament? How does Sensei respond?

5. What is Sensei’s objective in having K live with him? How do Okusan and Ojosan respond to Sensei’s suggestions?

6. What does Sensei learn of his adoptive father from a friend in Part III, Sensei’s Testament?

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

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

9. What does K relate to Sensei of his family dispute and his situation after their third summer holiday in Part III, Sensei’s Testament?

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

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