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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Jiya think when he awakens and sees Kino's family?
(a) He doesn't recognize them.
(b) He must have had a sleepover with Kino.
(c) He doesn't know why he is with them.
(d) He thinks Kino's mother is beautiful.

2. What is the reason for Kino's concern for Jiya?
(a) He is too busy playing to study.
(b) He might be really sick.
(c) His whole family is dead.
(d) He fell down and hit his head.

3. Kino's father reminds Kino that the land is also fearsome, recalling the ________________ experienced by the family.
(a) Monsoon.
(b) Earthquake.
(c) Hurricane.
(d) Volcano.

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

5. What does Kino's father anticipate about Jiya's crying?
(a) It will not come for awhile.
(b) It will never end.
(c) It will consume him for a long time.
(d) It will lessen over time.

6. Where is the location of Kino's home?
(a) In the desert.
(b) On the side of a mountain.
(c) Near the ocean.
(d) In a valley.

7. With what task does Jiya sometimes help his father?
(a) Fishing.
(b) Making nets.
(c) Painting.
(d) Harvesting rice.

8. Who is the prettiest girl Jiya has ever seen?
(a) Noriko.
(b) Akiko.
(c) Setsu.
(d) Sakura.

9. Where does Kino live?
(a) At an orphanage.
(b) On a farm.
(c) In a city.
(d) In a suburb.

10. Jiya tries not to think of ____________________.
(a) His family.
(b) School.
(c) The volcano.
(d) Old Gentleman.

11. What color flag does the Old Gentleman raise as an alert for the villagers?
(a) Red.
(b) White.
(c) Orange.
(d) Purple.

12. What does Jiya do in his sleep?
(a) Sobs.
(b) Talks.
(c) Laughs.
(d) Snores.

13. Jiya explains that ________________ knows why the sea gets angry.
(a) His mother.
(b) His father.
(c) Old Gentleman.
(d) No one.

14. Kino thinks it is __________________ for the sun to shine and the sea to be calm again.
(a) Scary.
(b) Right.
(c) Ironic.
(d) Cruel.

15. What does Jiya do when he witnesses the devastation of the big wave?
(a) He goes mute.
(b) He runs to the shore.
(c) He faints.
(d) He soils himself.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Setsu offer to give to Jiya?

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

3. What are Kino and his family doing at the beginning of Section 2?

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

5. Why does Kino sometimes think Jiya is luckier than he is?

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