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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 3: pages 30-46.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Why would Kino's father allow the Old Gentleman to adopt Jiya?
(a) It has become too expensive for Jiya to live with them.
(b) The Old Gentleman can provide better for Jiya.
(c) Jiya is not adapting well to their home.
(d) Their house is not big enough to keep Jiya.

4. Who puts Jiya to bed after dinner?
(a) Kino's father.
(b) Kino's mother.
(c) Setsu.
(d) Kino.

5. What will become of the orphaned Jiya after the big wave?
(a) He will go to an orphanage.
(b) He will live with relatives.
(c) He will become another son in Kino's family.
(d) He will live with the Old Gentleman.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Old Gentleman demand of his offer to adopt Jiya?

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

3. Which of the following is NOT a reason that Kino's father thinks Japanese people are fortunate?

4. What would Jiya be allowed to do if he would become the Old Gentleman's son?

5. Kino's father says that ________________ is always stronger than death.

(see the answer key)

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