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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. Why is Jiya crying on his way to Kino's house?
(a) His new puppy ran away.
(b) He didn't want to leave his family.
(c) He stepped on a big thorn.
(d) His father reprimanded him.

2. Jiya explains that ________________ knows why the sea gets angry.
(a) His father.
(b) His mother.
(c) Old Gentleman.
(d) No one.

3. 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.

4. Kino's father sells rice and __________________ at the fishing village.
(a) Vegetables.
(b) Pottery.
(c) Fruit.
(d) Wine.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Kino's father explains that people are afraid of the sea because it is very big and _______________________.

2. What does Jiya tell Kino when he asks about the houses near the sea?

3. Who wants to spend the night on the island?

4. Why does a bell toll from the Old Gentleman's castle?

5. Why does Kino sometimes think Jiya is luckier than he is?

(see the answer key)

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