View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Past what temple does Sensei walk after crossing the Mansei Bridge in Part III, Sensei’s Testament?
(a) A Shinshu temple.
(b) Konnyaku-Emma.
(c) The Temple of Myojin.
(d) Denzuin Temple.

2. Sensei writes in Part III, Sensei’s Testament, “Since my past was experienced only by me, I might be excused if I regarded it as” what?
(a) “My property.”
(b) “My being.”
(c) “My foundation.”
(d) “My religion.”

3. Sensei says of the financial agreement reached between him and his uncle that he had two options: to accept what was offered, or to do what?
(a) Kill him.
(b) Withdraw from the family.
(c) Sue him.
(d) Propose a counter offer.

4. How does the narrator’s father always refer to Emperor Meiji when discussing news of him in the papers?
(a) The Holy One.
(b) The Wise One.
(c) His Majesty.
(d) His Excellency.

5. K was adopted into the home of what?
(a) A priest.
(b) A general.
(c) A doctor.
(d) A samurai.

Short Answer Questions

1. Sensei tells the narrator in his letter in Part III, Sensei’s Testament, that he wants to reveal his past to the narrator because he is what?

2. What is the name of the narrator’s brother-in-law?

3. Sensei says in Part III, Sensei’s Testament, “The development—or the destruction—of man’s body and mind depends upon” what?

4. Where is K buried in Part III, Sensei’s Testament?

5. By what name does the narrator’s father refer to his wife in Part II, My Parents and I?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Sensei know K? How does K defy his parents’ wishes in Part III, Sensei’s Testament?

3. How does Sensei’s past, revealed in his final letter, explain his demeanor in the earlier parts of the novel?

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

5. What warning does Okusan give Sensei when he first broaches the topic of K coming to live at the house in Part III, Sensei’s Testament?

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

7. Where does Sensei move after severing ties with his adoptive family in Part III, Sensei’s Testament?

8. How does Soseki’s father’s health decline as Soseki is preparing to leave for Tokyo 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. How does Soseki’s father’s health correspond to the newspapers in Part II, My Parents and I?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 902 words (approx. 4 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample