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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. What did Kurosawa lose in his duel with the gang of students that attack him in Murasaki and Shonagon?
(a) His kendo outift.
(b) His bamboo rod.
(c) His bento box.
(d) His school books.

2. In The Gleam of Fireflies, what grade was young Akira graduating from?
(a) Twelfth.
(b) Fifth.
(c) Nineth.
(d) First.

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

4. Which ethnic group was hunted and killed in the darkness following September 1, 1923?
(a) Russians.
(b) Chinese.
(c) Taiwanese.
(d) Koreans.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Kurosawa's teachers at Morimura Gakuen mistakenly believe about him?

2. What role did Uekusa Keinosuke later play in Kurosawa's professional life?

3. What was the result of Uekusa's charge up a hill at a group of ruffians in Murasaki and Shonagon?

4. Which of the following is not a physical reaction that Kurosawa had to being challenged in primary school?

5. What animal does Kurosawa recall seeing killed by a train at an early age?

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