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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. What Japanese province is Sensei from?
2. What kind of nature does Sensei tell the narrator he has after they leave the tree nursery in Part I: Sensei and I?
3. After the narrator makes an amused comment about a loving couple in the garden during flower-viewing season in Part I: Sensei and I, what does Sensei ask him?
4. The narrator states of his feelings on women in Part I: Sensei and I, “Often, when I found myself face to face with a woman, my longing would suddenly disappear. Instead of being drawn to the woman, I would feel a kind of” what?
5. The narrator says in Part I: Sensei and I, “At first, I thought of Sensei’s wife as a woman of” what?
Short Essay Questions
1. When and where was Kokoro first published? What insight does the translator give to the meaning of the title in the Forward?
2. What conversation does the narrator have with Sensei regarding trust in Part I, Sensei and I?
3. How does the narrator perceive Sensei’s relationship with his wife in Part I, Sensei and I?
4. How does Sensei respond when the narrator asks him to clarify his meaning of “guilt” in Part I, Sensei and I?
5. 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?
6. What does Sensei reveal about greed and betrayal in his past at the tree nursery in Part I, Sensei and I?
7. What is the narrative point-of-view in Kokoro? How is this perspective fitting for the novel?
8. What financial advice does Sensei give Soseki in the tree nursery in Part I, Sensei and I?
9. What is foreshadowed through Soseki and Sensei’s discussion of trust in the first section of Part I, Sensei and I?
10. Why does the narrator return home in Part I, Sensei and I? How does he depict his first days there?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
Describe the setting of Kamakura, Japan. How far is Kamakura from Tokyo? When did the Meiji restoration take place and how did it affect Kamakura? What imagery does the narrator use to describe the beach at Kamakura? How populated is this tourist destination?
Essay Topic 3
Describe and discuss the character of Soseki’s mother in the novel. How old is Soseki’s mother in comparison with her husband? What levity does Soseki lend to his mother’s advice and opinions? How does Soseki’s mother compare with Shizu?
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