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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. How did his mother replace the item that Kurosawa lost in his duel in Murasaki and Shonagon?
(a) She quietly buys him a new one.
(b) She gave him another that belonged to his brother.
(c) She goes back to the site of the duel that night and collects the lost item.
(d) She does not replace it.

2. Why dis Kurosawa get selected for a renowned Kendo School?
(a) He was chosen at random.
(b) He wrote an impassioned letter to the instructor.
(c) He impressed the instructor at a demonstration.
(d) His arms were determined to be of the right length.

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

4. How many family members did Akira Kurosawa lose in the events of September 1, 1923?
(a) None.
(b) 4.
(c) 2.
(d) 10.

5. What love besides movies did Akira's father pass down to him?
(a) Love of beautiful woman.
(b) Love of sports.
(c) Love of reading.
(d) Love of fine food.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which of the following is not a physical reaction that Kurosawa had to being challenged in primary school?

3. What assertion does Kurosawa refute at the beginning of Keika Middle School?

4. Why was Akira Kurosawa humiliated in his early memory about his nurse?

5. What resolution did Kurosawa make regarding his new art teacher?

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