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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 2: pages 24-30.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what country does THE BIG WAVE take place?
(a) Thailand.
(b) Japan.
(c) Vietnam.
(d) China.

2. Why does Kino sometimes think Jiya is luckier than he is?
(a) Jiya's father is a fisherman.
(b) Jiya doesn't have siblings.
(c) Jiya has a bicycle.
(d) Jiya gets money to spend.

3. What are Kino and his family doing at the beginning of Section 2?
(a) Writing letters.
(b) Waiting for Jiya to wake.
(c) Harvesting rice.
(d) Flying kites.

4. Jiya cannot, and should not, forget his _______________.
(a) Friendship with Kino.
(b) Family.
(c) School lesson.
(d) First love.

5. What is sometimes hard for Kino about where he lives?
(a) The walk up the mountain.
(b) The monsoon season.
(c) The wind storms.
(d) The lightning strikes.

Short Answer Questions

1. Jiya will one day be able to live with the fact of his family members being dead by _______________________.

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

3. Jiya tries not to think of ____________________.

4. What encircles the fields on the mountain?

5. What does Setsu offer to give to Jiya?

(see the answer key)

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