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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. When visiting his father's hometown, Akira was confused when the elders did what?
(a) Asked him to read some calligraphy.
(b) Kissed his hand.
(c) Toasted him.
(d) Asked after his uncle.

2. How was the Keika Middle School destroyed?
(a) It became infested with termines.
(b) It burned down.
(c) It collapsed in the earthquake.
(d) It was flooded by the tsunami.

3. How many family members did Akira Kurosawa lose in the events of September 1, 1923?
(a) 4.
(b) None.
(c) 10.
(d) 2.

4. In Calligraphy, what is Kurosawa's feeling about his childhood teacher?
(a) He was too remote an individual.
(b) His knowledge was inferior.
(c) He was the smartest man he ever met.
(d) He expected too little of his pupils.

5. In Keika Middle School, what event did young Akira win at his school?
(a) The mini-marathon.
(b) The high jump.
(c) The sprint.
(d) The shotput.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Kurosawa lose in his duel with the gang of students that attack him in Murasaki and Shonagon?

2. In Crybaby, what honor was eventually given with the assistance of Mr. Tachikawa?

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

4. Whose help did Akira Kurosawa eventually employ to convince his father to let him quit calligraphy lessons?

5. In The Gleam of Fireflies, who wrote a new speech to replace the one young Akira was given?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did young Akira put is Kendo into practice in self-defense?

2. How did Kurosawa's brother toughen him up as a child?

3. How was Kurosawa nearly killed on the way to school in this section?

4. How did young Uekusa prove foolhardy?

5. In Whirlwind, what sort of decline did Akira's older brother have?

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

7. What importance does Kurosawa place on mentors in Honor and Revere?

8. How did the earthquake provide an opportunity for violence in Tokyo?

9. How was Kuosawa's new art teacher different from Mr. Tachikawa?

10. What was Kurosawa's experience at Morimura Gakuen?

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