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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. To what does Akira Kurosawa compare the dead animal from his memory in Babyhood?
(a) Steak.
(b) A plate of spaghetti.
(c) A pile of fancid rice.
(d) Sushi.

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

3. In Keika Middle School, what event did young Akira win at his school?
(a) The mini-marathon.
(b) The high jump.
(c) The sprint.
(d) The shotput.

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

5. In Crybaby, how did Kurosawa's older brother try to toughen him up in preparation face bullies?
(a) He forced him to eat a worm.
(b) He pushes him into a river.
(c) He calls him bad names.
(d) He beats him up.

Short Answer Questions

1. What memory brings tears to Kurosawa's eyes as he recalls it in Whirlwind?

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

3. What did Kurosawa lose in his duel with the gang of students that attack him in Murasaki and Shonagon?

4. What was the source of explosions that intermittently went off in the wake of September 1, 1923's catastrophe?

5. What was different about the way Mr. Tachikawa taught art at Kuroda?

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