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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III, Sensei’s Testament (pages 207-248).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Sensei claims in Part III, Sensei’s Testament, that Sensei’s family attempted to force him into a marriage with whom while he was in college?
(a) His neighbor.
(b) His cousin.
(c) His sister.
(d) His aunt.

2. What Japanese province is Sensei from?
(a) Ichigaya.
(b) Tottori.
(c) Niigata.
(d) Nikko.

3. Okusan takes Sensei out to dinner at a restaurant on what street in Part III, Sensei’s Testament?
(a) Kamakura.
(b) Tottori.
(c) Kiharadana.
(d) Ichigaya.

4. What indiscretion of his uncle’s does Sensei learn about on his third summer home from college in Part III, Sensei’s Testament?
(a) He has divorced his wife.
(b) He has a drinking problem.
(c) He has a mistress in town.
(d) He is a political spy.

5. Sensei tells the narrator in Part I: Sensei and I, that “when a man dies suddenly” what “causes more trouble than anything else”?
(a) “His estate.”
(b) “His children.”
(c) “His legacy.”
(d) “His widow.”

Short Answer Questions

1. Sensei tells the narrator that there is no such thing as what in this world in Part I: Sensei and I?

2. What phrase is K particularly interested in when Sensei finds him living in the temple after their first summer from college?

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

4. How many siblings did Sensei have growing up?

5. What did Natsume Soseki study in college?

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