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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I, Sensei and I (through page 21).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The author states in the Forward, “The best rendering of the Japanese word "kokoro" that I have seen is Lafcadio Hearn's, which is” what?
(a) “Fanciful.”
(b) “Strong wind.”
(c) “Fast-paced.”
(d) “The heart of things.”

2. When the narrator first goes to see Sensei in Tokyo, it is how long since lectures have started at the university in Part I: Sensei and I?
(a) 1 month.
(b) 1 week.
(c) 6 weeks.
(d) 2 weeks.

3. When the narrator enters the cemetery to find Sensei in Part I: Sensei and I, he describes a broad avenue bordered on each side by what?
(a) Cedar trees.
(b) Palm trees.
(c) Pine trees.
(d) Maple trees.

4. The narrator says in Part I: Sensei and I, that he might have never noticed Sensei had he not been accompanied by what?
(a) A Westerner.
(b) An Easterner.
(c) A Northerner.
(d) A Southerner.

5. When the narrator first sees Sensei at a teahouse by the beach, he says that two days previously he had gone where?
(a) Kagoshima.
(b) Yuigahama.
(c) Ichigaya.
(d) Nikko.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the narrator’s fellow vacationing student friend at the beach from in Part I: Sensei and I?

2. General Nogi and who were the best-known heroes of the Russo-Japanese War?

3. What Buddhist inscription does the narrator describe on one of the tombstones in the cemetery in Part I: Sensei and I?

4. Where is the narrator during the summer holidays when he first meets Sensei?

5. When was Natsume Soseki born, according to the book’s Forward?

(see the answer key)

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