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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 1: pages 3-24.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is located on a small strip of sand at the base of the mountain?
(a) A fishing village.
(b) A school.
(c) A naval base.
(d) A market.

2. Kino's father says that ______________ makes a man weak.
(a) Fear.
(b) Greed.
(c) Love.
(d) Hatred.

3. What is situated at the top of the mountain?
(a) A school.
(b) A monastery.
(c) A memorial.
(d) Kino's house.

4. What is sometimes hard for Kino about where he lives?
(a) The lightning strikes.
(b) The walk up the mountain.
(c) The wind storms.
(d) The monsoon season.

5. Why did Setsu not see the big wave?
(a) She was studying.
(b) She had been asleep.
(c) Her mother drew the curtains.
(d) She was in a bath.

Short Answer Questions

1. When is Kino glad that his father is a farmer?

2. Which of the following does Kino NOT discover about the sea and why Jiya is afraid of it?

3. Who is the author of THE BIG WAVE?

4. With what task does Jiya sometimes help his father?

5. The way of the good Japanese is to enjoy life and ________________________.

(see the answer key)

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