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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. In what two subjects did young Akira fail his exams in this section?
(a) Science and history.
(b) Math and science.
(c) Literature and history.
(d) Literature and math.

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

3. In Kendo, how does Akira Kurosawa characterize his mother in comparison to his father?
(a) Less aware.
(b) Less loving.
(c) More practical.
(d) More sentimental.

4. With what evocative metaphor does Kurosawa describe his smugness in the second chapter of this section?
(a) Leopard's tail.
(b) Orange skin.
(c) Goblin's nose.
(d) Swollen eye.

5. The mean nickname the children gave Kurosawa at Morimura Gakuen implied that he had tears large as what?
(a) Baseballs.
(b) Rice balls.
(c) Icicles.
(d) Gum drops.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the end of The Fragrance of Meiji, the Sounds of Taisho, Kurosawa says that is sorry children of today do not have what?

2. What weakness does Kurosawa concede in Keika Middle School?

3. In Murasaki and Shonagon, what does Uekusa recall about Kurosawa in school?

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

5. What act by Uekusa in Murasaki and Shonagon surprised and infuriated Kurosawa at the time?

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