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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. Jiya says that only the __________________ live on the island.
(a) Sacred deer.
(b) Criminals.
(c) Monks.
(d) Old Gentleman's grandchildren.

2. What is the theme of THE BIG WAVE?
(a) Life is stronger than death.
(b) Man's inhumanity to man.
(c) Love conquers all.
(d) Greed.

3. 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) He fell down and hit his head.
(d) His whole family is dead.

4. Why does Kino's father instruct Kino to get his mother and sister?
(a) They will be safe from the storm.
(b) Jiya will know who his family is now.
(c) They can sing to Jiya.
(d) They can fix some food for Jiya.

5. What does Jiya do when he remembers that his family members have died?
(a) Throws himself on the floor.
(b) Looks toward where the village used to be.
(c) Screams.
(d) Runs away.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is located on a small strip of sand at the base of the mountain?

2. What is the best thing about an evil storm?

3. Which of the following is NOT something Kino's father will do for Jiya when he awakens?

4. As Jiya starts to feel better, he will cry only _______________________.

5. Jiya's family members will live as long as ______________________.

Short Essay Questions

1. What had Kino's father told him about the necessity for Jiya to eat in order to heal?

2. What does Kino's father say about Jiya's crying and what the family will do to let him mourn?

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

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

5. How does Jiya feel when his new family encourages him to sit at the table and eat with them?

6. Summarize the story in The Big Wave.

7. What does Kino's father say about every day that comes after the storm?

8. How does Kino understand that Jiya's father is even afraid of the sea?

9. What does Jiya do when he sees the devastation of the big wave?

10. Why does Kino sometimes wish his father were a fisherman and other days glad that his father is a farmer?

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