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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. Kino's father says that ______________ makes a man weak.
(a) Fear.
(b) Greed.
(c) Hatred.
(d) Love.

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

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

4. What will become of the orphaned Jiya after the big wave?
(a) He will go to an orphanage.
(b) He will live with relatives.
(c) He will become another son in Kino's family.
(d) He will live with the Old Gentleman.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Sometimes Kino and Jiya swim to a small island owned by whom?

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

4. What encircles the fields on the mountain?

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

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