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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Sensei tells the narrator in Part I: Sensei and I, “The friendship that you sought in me is in reality a preparation for” what?
(a) “The love that you will seek in a woman.”
(b) “Facing your true self.”
(c) “The love that you lost from your family.”
(d) “Having children of your own.”

2. 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?
(a) “Questioning.”
(b) “Guilt.”
(c) “Repulsion.”
(d) “Arrogance.”

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

4. Where is the narrator during the summer holidays when he first meets Sensei?
(a) Yanagicho.
(b) Nikko.
(c) Kamakura.
(d) Uguisudani.

5. When does the narrator tell Sensei he will be returning to Tokyo while he is home for his father’s illness in Part I: Sensei and I?
(a) November.
(b) May.
(c) August.
(d) January.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of tree in the cemetery does Sensei make a point of walking past every time he visits his friend’s grave, according to the narrator in Part I: Sensei and I?

2. The narrator goes to stay with Sensei’s wife due to a slew of burglaries while Sensei is gone where 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. When was Natsume Soseki born, according to the book’s Forward?

5. The narrator says in Part I: Sensei and I, that he might have never noticed Sensei had he not been accompanied by what?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the narrative point-of-view in Kokoro? How is this perspective fitting for the novel?

2. Why does the narrator return home in Part I, Sensei and I? How does he depict his first days there?

3. What does Sensei say of “unnatural death” in Part I, Sensei and I?

4. Soseki has said that he is often disappointed by Sensei’s responses. How is this illustrated after Soseki visits Sensei after completing his term paper in Part I, Sensei and I?

5. What does Sensei ask Soseki on their walk in the tree nursery after Soseki has completed his thesis in Part I, Sensei and I?

6. Describe Sensei’s demeanor toward Soseki upon their meeting. Does Sensei welcome Soseki’s company?

7. What occurrence leads up to Soseki and Sensei’s discussion of guilt in love in Part I, Sensei and I?

8. How does Soseki respond to Sensei’s remark about Soseki seeking love in Part I, Sensei and I?

9. Who is the translator of Kokoro? What reasons does he give for his Soseki’s biographical information in the book’s Forward?

10. How does the narrator perceive Sensei’s relationship with his wife in Part I, Sensei and I?

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