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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 thinks Kino's mother is beautiful.
(b) He doesn't recognize them.
(c) He must have had a sleepover with Kino.
(d) He doesn't know why he is with them.

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

3. Setsu's excitement at Jiya's living in their home foreshadows _____________________.
(a) Her future homemaking skills.
(b) Their future business partnership.
(c) Their future romantic relationship.
(d) His future career as an architect.

4. What do Kino and Jiya search for when they play near the water?
(a) Sea shells.
(b) Pebbles.
(c) Coins.
(d) Seaweed.

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

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

7. In what country does THE BIG WAVE take place?
(a) China.
(b) Japan.
(c) Thailand.
(d) Vietnam.

8. Which of the following does Kino NOT discover about the sea and why Jiya is afraid of it?
(a) It is very still.
(b) It is cold.
(c) It is dark.
(d) It stings his skin.

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

10. Where does Jiya think he is when he awakens?
(a) His bedroom.
(b) The orphanage.
(c) A hotel.
(d) He doesn't know.

11. What is Kino's father prepared to do for Jiya?
(a) Give him a home.
(b) Drive him to the orphanage.
(c) Help him find his relatives.
(d) Let him stay for a little while.

12. Why does Kino think there might be an earthquake coming?
(a) The animals are scattering.
(b) The birds are very noisy.
(c) The sea is calm but gray.
(d) His bed is shaking a little.

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

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

15. What does Setsu offer to give to Jiya?
(a) Her bedroom.
(b) A book.
(c) Her pet duck.
(d) Some chocolates.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Kino want to do after the family eats?

2. Kino's father explains that people are afraid of the sea because it is very big and _______________________.

3. Kino's father says that ______________ makes a man weak.

4. What does Jiya do when he remembers that his family members have died?

5. The person who owns the island lives in a ___________________ on the mountainside.

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