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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How did the new art teacher at Kurosawa's school respond to his art work?

2. What was the result of Uekusa's telling the girl's father that he loved her in Murasaki and Shonagon?

3. Why was Akira Kurosawa humiliated in his early memory about his nurse?

4. At the end of The Fragrance of Meiji, the Sounds of Taisho, Kurosawa says that is sorry children of today do not have what?

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

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