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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What new aspect of the curriculum was added to Akira's life in fifth grade?
(a) Military training.
(b) Culinary arts.
(c) Shakespeare.
(d) Foreign landguages.

2. At the beginning of A Distant Village, Kurosawa says he never felt like what?
(a) A lover of life.
(b) A particularly good artist.
(c) A citizen of the World.
(d) A native of a particular region.

3. What was the result of Uekusa's telling the girl's father that he loved her in Murasaki and Shonagon?
(a) He got beaten by the father.
(b) He never saw her again.
(c) He won her hand in marriage.
(d) He got one date with her.

4. How were the streets of Kurosawa's neighborhood lit the on night of September 1, 1923?
(a) Emergency generators.
(b) Candles.
(c) Torches.
(d) Fireflies.

5. At the end of The Fragrance of Meiji, the Sounds of Taisho, Kurosawa says that is sorry children of today do not have what?
(a) The fresh air he had.
(b) The sense of national pride he had.
(c) The sounds of his childhood.
(d) The quality of food he had.

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

7. What was the source of explosions that intermittently went off in the wake of September 1, 1923's catastrophe?
(a) A fireworks stand.
(b) An armory.
(c) A bombing raid.
(d) A burst gas mane.

8. Who sent Akira to Toyokawa Village for the summer after his fifth grade year?
(a) Mr. Tachikawa.
(b) His father.
(c) His military teacher,
(d) His mother.

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

10. Which star's westerns does Kurosawa particularly recall enjoying in Storytellers?
(a) Roy Rogers.
(b) Clint Eastwood.
(c) John Wayne.
(d) William S. Hart.

11. What memory brings tears to Kurosawa's eyes as he recalls it in Whirlwind?
(a) His brother's failure.
(b) Mr. Tachikawa's dismissal.
(c) His sister's death.
(d) Uekusa's lack of popularity.

12. Who is the sapling of the chapter title in this section?
(a) Akira Kurosawa.
(b) Akira's brother.
(c) Uekusa.
(d) Hirohito.

13. What colored animal did Akira Kurosawa think his family should have gotten when he was young?
(a) A gray cat.
(b) A yellow canary.
(c) A black dog.
(d) A goldfish.

14. 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 visit Mr. Tachikawa sooner.
(c) To become a more efficient calligrapher.
(d) To get home and take a nap.

15. How does Mr. Iwamatsu respond to students who are struggling with exams?
(a) He shrugs.
(b) He helps them through problems.
(c) He tells them the answers.
(d) He mocks them mercilessly.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which of the following is not a daily appointment Kurosawa had to keep in childhood?

3. In Crybaby, what was the subject of Kurosawa's artwork that Tachikawa praised?

4. How many family members did Akira Kurosawa lose in the events of September 1, 1923?

5. What subject was Kurosawa's older brother in love with when he failed his final exam?

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