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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Kino's father says that Jiya will _______________________ when he wakes.
(a) Not have much of an appetite.
(b) Try to run away.
(c) Feel he can never be happy again.
(d) Be very hungry.

2. Kino's father tells Kino that Jiya is not yet ready to _______________.
(a) Dream.
(b) Live.
(c) Leave.
(d) Dance.

3. What is Kino's father's advice about evil storms?
(a) You must live through them bravely.
(b) You should not live near the ocean.
(c) You should not be a fisherman.
(d) You should not go out in a boat.

4. What is more valuable now than it was before the storm?
(a) A boat.
(b) A house.
(c) A fish.
(d) Every day of life.

5. The person who owns the island lives in a ___________________ on the mountainside.
(a) Mansion.
(b) Hut.
(c) Castle.
(d) Cave.

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

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

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

9. What food is Jiya able to eat?
(a) Soup.
(b) Persimmons.
(c) Pork.
(d) Rice.

10. Someday, Jiya will accept ____________________ as part of life.
(a) Going to school.
(b) Praying.
(c) His family's deaths.
(d) Working.

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

12. What does Jiya tell Kino when he asks about the houses near the sea?
(a) The sea is our enemy.
(b) The sea is a comfort.
(c) The sea is a monster.
(d) The sea is a gift.

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

14. Kino's father agrees with Jiya in that _____________ would be good for Jiya right now.
(a) Music.
(b) Food.
(c) Books.
(d) Sleep.

15. Who puts Jiya to bed after dinner?
(a) Setsu.
(b) Kino's father.
(c) Kino's mother.
(d) Kino.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Kino's parents tell Jiya when he awakens?

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

3. What does Kino urge Jiya to do?

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

5. What does Setsu offer to give to Jiya?

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