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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Sections 17 through 24.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. With whom dis young Akira explore the destroyed city in A Horrifying Excursion?
(a) His brother.
(b) His father.
(c) Mr. Tachikawa.
(d) Uekusa.

2. What did Kurosawa's father insist he do if he is to take Kendo lessons?
(a) Get straight A's at school.
(b) Read Lao Tsu.
(c) Make daily offering at a temple.
(d) Give up art lessons.

3. When visiting his father's hometown, Akira was confused when the elders did what?
(a) Toasted him.
(b) Kissed his hand.
(c) Asked after his uncle.
(d) Asked him to read some calligraphy.

4. In what type of structure did the old man mentioned at the end of A Distant Village live?
(a) A trench.
(b) A lean-to.
(c) A hovel.
(d) A tent.

5. What memory brings tears to Kurosawa's eyes as he recalls it in Whirlwind?
(a) Uekusa's lack of popularity.
(b) Mr. Tachikawa's dismissal.
(c) His brother's failure.
(d) His sister's death.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Akira decide to do regarding the two speeches he was given to read?

2. What relation was Togashi to Akira?

3. In Morimura Gakuen, what is significant about the young boy that Akira Kurosawa mentions specifically from Forgotten Children?

4. How does Mr. Iwamatsu respond to students who are struggling with exams?

5. In Murasaki and Shonagon, how does Kurosawa assume he knew about the literary soldiers he referenced as a child?

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