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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who wants to spend the night on the island?
2. What will become of the orphaned Jiya after the big wave?
3. What does Jiya tell Kino when he asks about the houses near the sea?
4. Where does Jiya think he is when he awakens?
5. Why does Kino's father stay up all night one night?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Kino's father say about how Jiya will recover one day and how he will carry his deceased family members with him?
2. Why does Kino sometimes wish his father were a fisherman and other days glad that his father is a farmer?
3. Why does Kino's father say they must wait for Jiya?
4. What does Kino's father tell him that they will do for Jiya now that his family is gone?
5. What gift does Setsu offer to Jiya when he is distraught over the loss of his family?
6. How does Kino understand that Jiya's father is even afraid of the sea?
7. What does Kino's father tell him when Kino asks if they must always be afraid of something?
8. What does Kino's father tell him about what the gods do to test men?
9. What does Kino learn from his best friend, Jiya, about why the houses in the fishing village do not have windows facing the sea?
10. What does Kino's father say about Jiya's crying and what the family will do to let him mourn?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Create a brief character study of Jiya. What does he look like? What are his positive personality traits? What are some of his negative characteristics? What are his hopes and fears? What motivates him--if anything--at this point in his life?
Essay Topic 2
Grief takes on an almost human persona in this book. What were the sources of emotional abuse in the story? What is this literary technique called? Cite examples that support this position.
Essay Topic 3
The author uses more than one iteration on the theme of loss. Identify at least two themes about loss in the book. Then cite an example to support each theme you name.
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