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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. Who is the author of THE BIG WAVE?
(a) Pearl C. Buchmann.
(b) Pearl F. Buckley.
(c) Pearl S. Buck.
(d) Pearl A. Bowen.

2. Who is Kino's sister?
(a) Shizu.
(b) Kako.
(c) Mai.
(d) Setsu.

3. What is situated at the top of the mountain?
(a) A school.
(b) A memorial.
(c) Kino's house.
(d) A monastery.

4. Where does Kino's father place Jiya after he faints?
(a) On the sand.
(b) On a mattress.
(c) On a chair.
(d) On a futon.

5. Kino's father says that ______________ makes a man weak.
(a) Fear.
(b) Hatred.
(c) Greed.
(d) Love.

Short Answer Questions

1. What will become of the orphaned Jiya after the big wave?

2. The person who owns the island lives in a ___________________ on the mountainside.

3. What does Jiya do when the family sits at the table to eat?

4. Jiya cannot, and should not, forget his _______________.

5. When is Kino glad that his father is a farmer?

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