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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. Who wants to spend the night on the island?
(a) Jiya.
(b) Hiromi.
(c) Kino.
(d) Joji.

2. Which of the following does Kino NOT discover about the sea and why Jiya is afraid of it?
(a) It is dark.
(b) It is cold.
(c) It stings his skin.
(d) It is very still.

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

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

5. Why is Kino glad that he lives up so high on the mountain?
(a) He can almost touch clouds.
(b) He can see the sea below.
(c) Sometimes it snows there.
(d) He pretends he is king of the world.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Jiya do when he witnesses the devastation of the big wave?

3. What does the big wave eradicate?

4. What is notable about the houses nearest the sea in the fishing village?

5. Why do Kino and Jiya cling to Kino's father?

(see the answer key)

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