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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Sections 17 through 24.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On what public conveyance was young Akira during the events of A Long Red Brick Wall?
(a) A streetcar.
(b) A rickshaw.
(c) A tram.
(d) A train.

2. What subject was Kurosawa's older brother in love with when he failed his final exam?
(a) Calligraphy.
(b) Kendo.
(c) Foreign literature.
(d) Architecture.

3. Years later, what does Kurosawa think about his brother's insistence that they explore the carnage in A Horrifying Excursion?
(a) They should have helped more people.
(b) It was good for him.
(c) It was a terrible idea.
(d) His brother was trying to prove himself.

4. With what evocative metaphor does Kurosawa describe his smugness in the second chapter of this section?
(a) Leopard's tail.
(b) Swollen eye.
(c) Orange skin.
(d) Goblin's nose.

5. Why did Akira Kurosawa try to work as fast as possible to finish his calligraphy lessons?
(a) To get away from his instructor as quickly as possible.
(b) To get home and take a nap.
(c) To visit Mr. Tachikawa sooner.
(d) To become a more efficient calligrapher.

Short Answer Questions

1. With whom dis young Akira explore the destroyed city in A Horrifying Excursion?

2. What weakness does Kurosawa concede in Keika Middle School?

3. How does Akira characterize the songs of the Taisho age in Japan?

4. In Morimura Gakuen, Kusosawa argues that children should not be judged merely by what?

5. How did his mother replace the item that Kurosawa lost in his duel in Murasaki and Shonagon?

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