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

2. How did his mother replace the item that Kurosawa lost in his duel in Murasaki and Shonagon?
(a) She gave him another that belonged to his brother.
(b) She goes back to the site of the duel that night and collects the lost item.
(c) She quietly buys him a new one.
(d) She does not replace it.

3. Which ethnic group was hunted and killed in the darkness following September 1, 1923?
(a) Taiwanese.
(b) Russians.
(c) Koreans.
(d) Chinese.

4. What did the Kendo instructor at Kurosawa's school do that ingratiated him to Kurosawa?
(a) Used a dirty word.
(b) Bowed to him.
(c) Picked him up in a bout.
(d) Complimented his form.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In The Gleam of Fireflies, why was Kurosawa uncomfortable with the speech given him?

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

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

4. The mean nickname the children gave Kurosawa at Morimura Gakuen implied that he had tears large as what?

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

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