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

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

3. 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) It can destroy fishing boats.
(c) Has a bad temper.
(d) No one understands it.

4. When is Kino glad that his father is a farmer?
(a) When they work together in the sun.
(b) On days when the sea is heaving.
(c) When they go to the harvest festival.
(d) When they go to town to sell goods.

5. With what task does Jiya sometimes help his father?
(a) Making nets.
(b) Harvesting rice.
(c) Painting.
(d) Fishing.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color cloth do Kino and his father wave to signal Jiya to come to their house?

2. Kino's father says that ______________ makes a man weak.

3. Why is Jiya crying on his way to Kino's house?

4. Why does Kino think there might be an earthquake coming?

5. Who is the prettiest girl Jiya has ever seen?

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