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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Sections 9 through 16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Kurosawa and Uekusa Keinosuke have in common when they met?
(a) They were both form Tekeni Prefecture.
(b) They both took kendo lessons.
(c) They both cried all the time.
(d) They both loved film.

2. How did young Akira avoid falling to his death in the events of A Long Red Brick Wall?
(a) He tucked and rolled.
(b) He grabbed a railing.
(c) The vehicle stopped in time.
(d) Another rider held onto him.

3. In The Gleam of Fireflies, what grade was young Akira graduating from?
(a) Twelfth.
(b) Nineth.
(c) Fifth.
(d) First.

4. In The Fragrance of Meiji, the Sounds of Taisho, Kurosawa recalls the smells and sounds of what year in Japan?
(a) 1912.
(b) 1899.
(c) 1947.
(d) 1930.

5. In Keika Middle School, what event did young Akira win at his school?
(a) The sprint.
(b) The shotput.
(c) The high jump.
(d) The mini-marathon.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did his mother replace the item that Kurosawa lost in his duel in Murasaki and Shonagon?

2. What was different about the way Mr. Tachikawa taught art at Kuroda?

3. At the end of The Long Red Brick Wall, what did Kurosawa do as he walked to school?

4. In what two subjects did young Akira fail his exams in this section?

5. Why dis Kurosawa get selected for a renowned Kendo School?

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