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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. Okusan takes Sensei out to dinner at a restaurant on what street in Part III, Sensei’s Testament?

2. On their first summer break in college, K rents a room in a temple where in Part III, Sensei’s Testament?

3. Sensei’s landlady tells him that the reason she wanted a boarder was what in Part III, Sensei’s Testament?

4. What “old-fashioned phrase” does Sensei use to describe K’s situation at home in Part III, Sensei’s Testament?

5. After asking for Ojosan’s hand in marriage, where does Sensei leave the house to go in Part III, Sensei’s Testament?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. How old is Sensei when he is orphaned? Who is left in his charge after his parents’ deaths?

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

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

9. Where does Sensei go after proposing to marry Ojosan in Part III, Sensei’s Testament? What does he think about?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Fathers and Sons in Kokoro

a. Discuss the relationship between Sensei and Soseki in the novel. How does this relationship resemble that of a father and son? How does Soseki compare his father to Sensei?

b. Compare and contrast Soseki and Sensei’s fathers in the novel. How are they similar? How do they differ?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and analyze the character of Soseki’s father in the novel. From what degenerating ailment does Soseki’s father suffer? How does Soseki compare his relationship with his father to his relationship with Sensei?

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