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

2. What did Kurosawa's father insist he do if he is to take Kendo lessons?
(a) Read Lao Tsu.
(b) Give up art lessons.
(c) Make daily offering at a temple.
(d) Get straight A's at school.

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

4. In Calligraphy, what is Kurosawa's feeling about his childhood teacher?
(a) He expected too little of his pupils.
(b) He was too remote an individual.
(c) His knowledge was inferior.
(d) He was the smartest man he ever met.

5. In Morimura Gakuen, what is significant about the young boy that Akira Kurosawa mentions specifically from Forgotten Children?
(a) He is always fighting the other children.
(b) He is Chinese.
(c) He is twice as tall as the other children.
(d) He isolates himself from the other children.

Short Answer Questions

1. How was Akira Kurosawa affected by seeing Forgotten Children in the theater?

2. What subject was Kurosawa's older brother in love with when he failed his final exam?

3. With what evocative metaphor does Kurosawa describe his smugness in the second chapter of this section?

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

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

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