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

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

3. Why does Kino think there might be an earthquake coming?
(a) The sea is calm but gray.
(b) The birds are very noisy.
(c) His bed is shaking a little.
(d) The animals are scattering.

4. Why does a bell toll from the Old Gentleman's castle?
(a) He has spotted a hurricane.
(b) He invites the villagers to take shelter in his castle.
(c) The volcano is about to erupt.
(d) He heard a news report tha the war is over.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why will many villagers stay at home during the emergency?

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

3. What is sometimes hard for Kino about where he lives?

4. Who is Kino's sister?

5. What food does Kino's mother prepare for him because he is cold?

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