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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. Which of the following is not a physical reaction that Kurosawa had to being challenged in primary school?
(a) He hyperventilated.
(b) He wet himself.
(c) He fainted.
(d) He held his breath.

2. Where is young Akira in his earliest memory?
(a) A wash basin.
(b) The womb.
(c) His mother's arms.
(d) A crib.

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

4. In The Gleam of Fireflies, why was Kurosawa uncomfortable with the speech given him?
(a) It is not of his own creation.
(b) It is poorly worded.
(c) It lauds the teacher he hates.
(d) It is distinctly pro-military.

5. Which of the following is not a daily appointment Kurosawa had to keep in childhood?
(a) Visiting his grandmother.
(b) Kendo lessons.
(c) Visiting Mr. Tachikawa.
(d) Calligraphy lessons.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose help did Akira Kurosawa eventually employ to convince his father to let him quit calligraphy lessons?

2. Years later, what does Kurosawa think about his brother's insistence that they explore the carnage in A Horrifying Excursion?

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

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

5. In The Gleam of Fireflies, who wrote a new speech to replace the one young Akira was given?

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