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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Honor and Revere, what exam did Kurosawa get 100 percent on?
(a) Math.
(b) Literature.
(c) Science.
(d) History.

2. What resolution did Kurosawa make regarding his new art teacher?
(a) To repay him for his praise.
(b) To ignore his criticism.
(c) To get back at him for his wrongs.
(d) To work harder to impress him.

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

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

5. What great act of devotion did Uekusa make regarding a girl as a child?
(a) He opened every door for her one day.
(b) He painted a portrait of her.
(c) He sent her an orchid every day for a year.
(d) He waited for her all night with a love letter.

Short Answer Questions

1. What relation was Togashi to Akira?

2. In A Distant Village, what did Akira do when after he got drunk on sake?

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

4. What was the source of explosions that intermittently went off in the wake of September 1, 1923's catastrophe?

5. What animal does Kurosawa recall seeing killed by a train at an early age?

Short Essay Questions

1. What ethical dilemma did Kurosawa face at his graduation?

2. What happened on September 1, 1923?

3. Why did Akira Kurosawa not fight in the military?

4. Describe the memory of the dog in Babyhood?

5. What embarrassments did young Akira experience at his father's hometown?

6. What is Akira Kurosawa's earliest memory?

7. What was Forgotten Children, and how did it affect Kurosawa?

8. How does Kurosawa compare his parents' personalities in Kendo?

9. What bad relationship did Akira develop at Keika Middle School?

10. In Honor and Revere, how did Akira improve his math skills?

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