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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. Why was Akira Kurosawa initially rejected for military service?
(a) He had an education deferment.
(b) He was too weak.
(c) He was a home-front asset.
(d) He was a left-wing protester.

2. 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 waited for her all night with a love letter.
(c) He sent her an orchid every day for a year.
(d) He painted a portrait of her.

3. In The Gleam of Fireflies, who wrote a new speech to replace the one young Akira was given?
(a) Akira's older brother.
(b) Uekusa.
(c) Akira.
(d) Mr. Tachikawa.

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

5. Which of the following is not a physical reaction that Kurosawa had to being challenged in primary school?
(a) He wet himself.
(b) He fainted.
(c) He hyperventilated.
(d) He held his breath.

Short Answer Questions

1. What resolution did Kurosawa make regarding his new art teacher?

2. On what public conveyance was young Akira during the events of A Long Red Brick Wall?

3. How did Akira do as a military student?

4. What was the result of Uekusa's charge up a hill at a group of ruffians in Murasaki and Shonagon?

5. In Keika Middle School, what event did young Akira win at his school?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In Keika Middle School, how does Kurosawa refute the assessment that he was no good at sports?

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

4. Why was Akira sent to Toyokawa Village by his father?

5. What memories does Akira Kurosawa have about movies in his childhood?

6. Why did Akira Kurosawa dislike his calligraphy tutor?

7. How was young Akira humbled in The Goblin's Nose?

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

9. What romantic gesture did Uekusa attempt at sixteen?

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

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