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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Sections 9 through 16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Years later, what does Kurosawa think about his brother's insistence that they explore the carnage in A Horrifying Excursion?
(a) It was a terrible idea.
(b) It was good for him.
(c) His brother was trying to prove himself.
(d) They should have helped more people.

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

3. What was the subject of Inagaki Hiroshi's movie Forgotten Children?
(a) Child prostitutes.
(b) Paralyzed children.
(c) Child soldiers.
(d) Retarded children.

4. In Murasaki and Shonagon, how does Kurosawa assume he knew about the literary soldiers he referenced as a child?
(a) His father.
(b) His calligraphy teacher.
(c) Mr. Tachikawa.
(d) His grandmother.

5. With whom dis young Akira explore the destroyed city in A Horrifying Excursion?
(a) Uekusa.
(b) Mr. Tachikawa.
(c) His father.
(d) His brother.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Murasaki and Shonagon, what does Uekusa recall about Kurosawa in school?

2. What weakness does Kurosawa concede in Keika Middle School?

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

4. How were the streets of Kurosawa's neighborhood lit the on night of September 1, 1923?

5. In Crybaby, how did Kurosawa's older brother try to toughen him up in preparation face bullies?

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