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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 disease killed Sensei’s father?
2. 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?
3. What refers to a system for structuring society around relationships derived from the holding of land in exchange for service or labor?
4. When does the narrator say he had come home in Part II, My Parents and I?
5. What job offer does a friend from school send to the narrator in Part II, My Parents and I?
Short Essay Questions
1. What explanation does Sensei give for his lack of earlier response to Soseki’s letter in Part III, Sensei’s Testament?
2. How does Soseki’s family react when news is heard of Emperor Meiji in Part II, My Parents and I?
3. What does K confront Sensei about outside the library in Part III, Sensei’s Testament? How does Sensei respond?
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 is revealed in K’s suicide note in Part III, Sensei’s Testament? How does Sensei react?
6. What are the conflicting objectives presented to Soseki by his mother in Part II, My Parents and I?
7. What does Sensei learn about K’s discovery of the engagement in Part III, Sensei’s Testament?
8. 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?
9. What conclusion does Sensei reach at the end of his letter in Part III, Sensei’s Testament?
10. What topic causes strife between Sensei and his adoptive family in Part III, Sensei’s Testament?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe and discuss the character of Soseki as the protagonist and narrator of Kokoro. How old is Soseki when the story begins? What attributes does he have? Is the narrator ever addressed by name in the novel? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 2
Describe and discuss the upbringing of Sensei in the novel. How old was Sensei when his parents died? How did they die? What caused Sensei to lose trust in humanity?
Essay Topic 3
Describe and analyze the character of Sensei in Kokoro. How old is Sensei when Soseki first approaches him? How is Sensei’s demeanor described? What does “Sensei” mean in general Japanese usage?
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