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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. What is located on a small strip of sand at the base of the mountain?
(a) A fishing village.
(b) A naval base.
(c) A school.
(d) A market.

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

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

4. 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 stings his skin.
(d) It is dark.

5. Sometimes Kino and Jiya swim to a small island owned by whom?
(a) Old Gentleman.
(b) Kenzo.
(c) Aito.
(d) Wise One.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Setsu not see the big wave?

2. How does Setsu feel about Jiya living with her family?

3. Why does Kino's father instruct Kino to get his mother and sister?

4. What do Kino and Jiya search for when they play near the water?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Kino's father's response when Kino says he doesn't think that Jiya can ever be happy again?

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

3. Why does Kino's father say they must wait for Jiya?

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

5. What does Kino's father tell him about what the gods do to test men?

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

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

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

9. What does Kino's father remind him about that shows that the land, as well as the sea, is also fearsome?

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

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