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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Sections 5 through 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In Crybaby, what was the subject of Kurosawa's artwork that Tachikawa praised?
(a) A self-portrait.
(b) Smeared colors.
(c) Geometric shapes.
(d) A snake.

3. What was the result of Uekusa's charge up a hill at a group of ruffians in Murasaki and Shonagon?
(a) He became leader og their group.
(b) He was knocked unconscious.
(c) He was beaten with rods.
(d) He chased them off.

4. In Murasaki and Shonagon, how does Kurosawa assume he knew about the literary soldiers he referenced as a child?
(a) Mr. Tachikawa.
(b) His father.
(c) His grandmother.
(d) His calligraphy teacher.

5. What great act of devotion did Uekusa make regarding a girl as a child?
(a) He waited for her all night with a love letter.
(b) He sent her an orchid every day for a year.
(c) He painted a portrait of her.
(d) He opened every door for her one day.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Kendo, how does Akira Kurosawa characterize his mother in comparison to his father?

2. What violent event occurred in Akira Kurosawa's first memory?

3. What did the Kendo instructor at Kurosawa's school do that ingratiated him to Kurosawa?

4. What changed for Akira Kurosawa after the fight described in Murasaki and Shonagon?

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

(see the answer key)

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