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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 2: pages 24-30.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When is Kino glad that his father is a farmer?
(a) On days when the sea is heaving.
(b) When they go to town to sell goods.
(c) When they work together in the sun.
(d) When they go to the harvest festival.

2. Which of the following is NOT something Kino's father will do for Jiya when he awakens?
(a) He will not talk.
(b) He will help him search for his family.
(c) He will give him food.
(d) He will let him know he has a home with them.

3. What does the big wave eradicate?
(a) The whole village.
(b) The fishing boats.
(c) Some abandoned shacks.
(d) All the piers.

4. What are Kino and his family doing at the beginning of Section 2?
(a) Writing letters.
(b) Harvesting rice.
(c) Flying kites.
(d) Waiting for Jiya to wake.

5. What is the best thing about an evil storm?
(a) The air seems cleaner afterwards.
(b) The garden gets lots of water.
(c) They bring people together.
(d) How wonderful life is once they are gone.

Short Answer Questions

1. Jiya cannot, and should not, forget his _______________.

2. In what country does THE BIG WAVE take place?

3. Why does Kino's father not allow Jiya to warn his father about the big wave?

4. According to Kino's father, who makes the evil storms?

5. What will Kino's family do while Jiya returns to life again?

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