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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. What “old-fashioned phrase” does Sensei use to describe K’s situation at home in Part III, Sensei’s Testament?
(a) “Walking on eggshells.”
(b) “Entered into the flame.”
(c) “Restricted to silence.”
(d) “Expelled from his father’s house.”

2. How does the narrator’s father always refer to Emperor Meiji when discussing news of him in the papers?
(a) The Holy One.
(b) The Wise One.
(c) His Excellency.
(d) His Majesty.

3. When Sensei returns from summer vacation after his first year in college, he finds K living in a dirty temple by what?
(a) The central Tokyo cemetery.
(b) The military fort.
(c) The Emperor’s castle.
(d) The Great Kannon.

4. The narrator’s father says in Part II, My Parents and I that the younger generation only knows how to do what?
(a) Complain about everything.
(b) Enjoy life.
(c) Worship the emperor.
(d) Spend money.

5. What insects does the narrator hear singing outside his window at his family home in Part II, My Parents and I?
(a) Cicadas.
(b) Crickets.
(c) Ants.
(d) Beetles.

Short Answer Questions

1. Sensei says in Part III, Sensei’s Testament that in his time, there were already a few high-class boarding houses for college students located where?

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

4. With whom has Okusan gone out when Sensei returns home to find Ojosan and K sitting alone in his room together the first time in Part III, Sensei’s Testament?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. 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?

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

5. What does Soseki’s father say after Soseki’s arrival to cause Soseki to feel remorse in Part II, My Parents and I?

6. 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?

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

8. How does K’s family dispute conclude in Part III, Sensei’s Testament? How does K feel about the situation?

9. When does Sensei tell Soseki he began to respect him in his letter in Part III, Sensei’s Testament?

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

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