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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. Kino does not feel like _______________ without Jiya.
(a) Working.
(b) Playing.
(c) Eating.
(d) Swimming.

2. Jiya seems to be too tired to _______________.
(a) Walk.
(b) Pray.
(c) Speak.
(d) Think.

3. Kino's father explains that people are afraid of the sea because it is very big and _______________________.
(a) No one understands it.
(b) Has a bad temper.
(c) It can destroy fishing boats.
(d) There are dangerous creatures in it.

4. The person who owns the island lives in a ___________________ on the mountainside.
(a) Hut.
(b) Mansion.
(c) Cave.
(d) Castle.

5. The fields are layered up the mountain like __________________________.
(a) Bricks.
(b) Steps.
(c) Waves.
(d) Logs.

Short Answer Questions

1. The way of the good Japanese is to enjoy life and ________________________.

2. Who is the author of THE BIG WAVE?

3. What is the theme of THE BIG WAVE?

4. Kino's father tells Kino that Jiya is not yet ready to _______________.

5. Kino's father says that living in the midst of danger _______________________.

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