Benchmark Review - "Kokoro: 'Sensei and I'"

"But I am being sober," I cried, confidently.
In the context of the story, what does sober mean? 

• not drunk
• clear-headed
• serious
• depressed

"Do you think me so fickle? Do you find me so untrustworthy?"
What does fickle mean in this context?

• young
• immature
• unchanging
• inclined to change

"The memory that you once sat at my feet will begin to haunt you and...you will want to degrade me.

• act like you don't know
• to treat with disrespect
• to treat with horror
• to avoid

How does the relationship between Sensei and the narrator contribute to the theme of the selection?

• by showing how trusting someone can backfire
• by showing how two people can overcome trust issue
• by showing hte dangers of trusting one person too much
• by showing the consequences of distrusting one's professors

How does the character of Sensei contribute to the theme of the selection?

• He places little value in the boy's admiration
• He is willing to listen to his wife's advice
• He is blind and more experienced in life
• He prefers to life a solitary life

Which statement objectively summarizes the selection?

• Sensei tells his pupil to put less trust in him and more in his professors
• Sensei cynically describes the problems he has observed in his pupil
• Sensei warns his pupil not to put too much trust in other people
• Sensei tells his pupil that he cannot even trust his own wife

How does the relationship between Sensei and his wife contribute to the central idea of the selection?

• The relationship illustrates just how distrustful Sensei really is
• The relationship shows Sensei does trust others in certain situations
• The relationship weakens Sensei's point on hte issue of trusting people
• The relationship strengthens Sensei's point on the issue of trusting people

Which quote supports the central idea of the selection?

• "I valued Sensei's opinions more than I did those of my professors."
• "You are like a man in a fever."
• "I deserve your sympathy but not your trust."
• "I don't even trust myself. And not trusting myself, I can hardly trust others."

How does paragraph 4 contribute to the central idea of the selection?

• It shows the little faith that Sensei has in his student
• It shows that Sensei is struggling to make sense of his life
• It shows Sensei's belief that his student's affection will turn to disdain
• It shows that the student's opinion of Sensei is lacking in intelligence and judgement

Which quote summarizes the selection?

• "Sensei, however, refused to take me seriously."
• "I am simply sorry for you."
• "It is what I have done that has led me to feel the way I do."
• "I do not want your admiration now, because I do not want your insults in the future."