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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 1: pages 3-24.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When does Jiya not want to be on the island?
(a) When the ocean is angry.
(b) When it is getting dark.
(c) When it is very windy.
(d) When a storm is coming.

2. Why does Kino sometimes think Jiya is luckier than he is?
(a) Jiya gets money to spend.
(b) Jiya doesn't have siblings.
(c) Jiya's father is a fisherman.
(d) Jiya has a bicycle.

3. What does the big wave eradicate?
(a) The fishing boats.
(b) The whole village.
(c) All the piers.
(d) Some abandoned shacks.

4. Why will many villagers stay at home during the emergency?
(a) To report on the storm.
(b) To stay with the children.
(c) To protect their homes.
(d) To protect their boats.

5. Kino's father reminds Kino that the land is also fearsome, recalling the ________________ experienced by the family.
(a) Volcano.
(b) Hurricane.
(c) Earthquake.
(d) Monsoon.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Kino's father stay up all night one night?

2. Where does Kino live?

3. Kino's father sells rice and __________________ at the fishing village.

4. Jiya says that only the __________________ live on the island.

5. What is situated at the top of the mountain?

(see the answer key)

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