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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. The narrator says in Part I: Sensei and I, “At first, I thought of Sensei’s wife as a woman of” what?
2. Sensei tells the narrator that his Western friend is something of what in Part I: Sensei and I?
3. The narrator says in Part I: Sensei and I, that his inn was in a rather out-of-the-way district of the beach town and if one wanted to play billiards or eat ice cream, a rickshaw would cost how much?
4. What word used by Sensei in Part I: Sensei and I, means a freeing from false belief?
5. NatsumeSoseki wrote Kokoro how many years after the death of Emperor Meiji?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the narrative point-of-view in Kokoro? How is this perspective fitting for the novel?
2. How does Soseki respond to Sensei’s remark about Soseki seeking love in Part I, Sensei and I?
3. What does Sensei’s wife reveal about her feelings for her husband while she and Soseki are in the house watching for burglars in Part I, Sensei and I?
4. How is Sensei’s drinking described in Part I, Sensei and I? Why is this significant?
5. When and where was Kokoro first published? What insight does the translator give to the meaning of the title in the Forward?
6. What occurrence leads up to Soseki and Sensei’s discussion of guilt in love in Part I, Sensei and I?
7. 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?
8. What makes Sensei stand out to the narrator when he first sees him? Why does he seek Sensei’s company?
9. What is foreshadowed through Soseki and Sensei’s discussion of trust in the first section of Part I, Sensei and I?
10. 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?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Women’s Roles in Kokoro
a. Discuss the differences and similarities between gender roles in the novel. How do expectations of men and women differ in terms of education, society, and culture?
b. Compare and contrast Shizu and Soseki’s mother in the novel. How does Soseki view his mother’s opinions versus those of Shizu?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the setting of Soseki’s family home in the novel. How far from Tokyo do Soseki’s parents live? How is their home and estate described in the narrative? How does Soseki compare the rural people in his hometown to the people of Tokyo?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the theme of “the second son” in Kokoro. Soseki, Sensei's uncle, and K are all second sons of their families. What sense of estrangement do each of these characters experience from their families as they struggle to find identities and career paths?
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