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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 act by Uekusa in Murasaki and Shonagon surprised and infuriated Kurosawa at the time?
(a) He lost Kurosawa's favorite robe.
(b) He asked out a girl Kurosawa liked.
(c) He charged a gang of bullies.
(d) He made a picture that Tachikawa liked.

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

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

4. With whom dis young Akira explore the destroyed city in A Horrifying Excursion?
(a) Uekusa.
(b) Mr. Tachikawa.
(c) His father.
(d) His brother.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Which ethnic group was hunted and killed in the darkness following September 1, 1923?

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

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

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