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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 2: pages 24-30.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Jiya will one day be able to live with the fact of his family members being dead by _______________________.
(a) Praying to them.
(b) Naming his children after them.
(c) Looking at pictures of them.
(d) Carrying them in his memories.

2. Someday, Jiya will accept ____________________ as part of life.
(a) Working.
(b) Going to school.
(c) His family's deaths.
(d) Praying.

3. What is Jiya's father's profession?
(a) Tailor.
(b) Fisherman.
(c) Farmer.
(d) Retailer.

4. Jiya's family members will live as long as ______________________.
(a) Jiya is alive.
(b) The memorial stands.
(c) The story of the big wave is read.
(d) People still talk about them.

5. Why does a bell toll from the Old Gentleman's castle?
(a) He has spotted a hurricane.
(b) The volcano is about to erupt.
(c) He invites the villagers to take shelter in his castle.
(d) He heard a news report tha the war is over.

Short Answer Questions

1. Jiya tries not to think of ____________________.

2. Why does Kino's father not allow Jiya to warn his father about the big wave?

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

4. Who puts Jiya to bed after dinner?

5. Kino's father reminds Kino that the land is also fearsome, recalling the ________________ experienced by the family.

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