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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Kino glad that he lives up so high on the mountain?
(a) He pretends he is king of the world.
(b) He can see the sea below.
(c) He can almost touch clouds.
(d) Sometimes it snows there.

2. What color cloth do Kino and his father wave to signal Jiya to come to their house?
(a) Blue.
(b) Yellow.
(c) White.
(d) Red.

3. Why does Kino's father stay up all night one night?
(a) Setsu has not returned home.
(b) Kino is sick.
(c) A volcano is active.
(d) The waves are very high.

4. Kino's father says that one day, Jiya will ___________________.
(a) Begin to feel better.
(b) Move to the city.
(c) Grow into a strong man.
(d) Repay Kino's father.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does Kino think there might be an earthquake coming?

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

4. Where is the location of Kino's home?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do Kino and his family surround Jiya as he begins to awaken?

2. Why does Kino find it difficult to think of the sea as an enemy?

3. Summarize the story in The Big Wave.

4. How does Kino's father divert Kino's thoughts from the destruction of the big wave?

5. What does Kino's father tell him that they will do for Jiya now that his family is gone?

6. Who is the Old Gentleman and where does he live?

7. What gift does Setsu offer to Jiya when he is distraught over the loss of his family?

8. How does Kino's father respond when Kino thinks it is cruel for the sky and sea to be calm again?

9. What does Setsu's excitement about Jiya's becoming a part of their family foreshadow?

10. How does Jiya's awe of an angry sea foreshadow what the sea is ultimately capable of?

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