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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. What did the Kendo instructor at Kurosawa's school do that ingratiated him to Kurosawa?
(a) Picked him up in a bout.
(b) Used a dirty word.
(c) Bowed to him.
(d) Complimented his form.

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

3. How does Kurosawa describe the style of institution that Kuroda Primary School is?
(a) A special needs school.
(b) A military-type school.
(c) A traditional Japanese school.
(d) A highly westernized school.

4. At the end of The Long Red Brick Wall, what did Kurosawa do as he walked to school?
(a) Whistled.
(b) Talked to Uekusa.
(c) Read.
(d) Made up stories.

5. What item that a doctor ordered Togashi to eat does Akira Kurosawa blame for her death?
(a) Ginger.
(b) Tree roots.
(c) Elderberries.
(d) Mushrooms.

Short Answer Questions

1. What relation was Togashi to Akira?

2. In Honor and Revere, what exam did Kurosawa get 100 percent on?

3. Where is young Akira in his earliest memory?

4. Who is the sapling of the chapter title in this section?

5. What act by Uekusa in Murasaki and Shonagon surprised and infuriated Kurosawa at the time?

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