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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Kino live?
(a) On a farm.
(b) In a suburb.
(c) At an orphanage.
(d) In a city.

2. How many times in his life has Kino's father seen the Old Gentleman's flag?
(a) 1.
(b) 5.
(c) 11.
(d) 2.

3. What is the theme of THE BIG WAVE?
(a) Love conquers all.
(b) Greed.
(c) Man's inhumanity to man.
(d) Life is stronger than death.

4. Kino's father sells rice and __________________ at the fishing village.
(a) Wine.
(b) Pottery.
(c) Fruit.
(d) Vegetables.

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

6. Jiya seems to be too tired to _______________.
(a) Think.
(b) Pray.
(c) Speak.
(d) Walk.

7. 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.

8. Jiya will one day be able to live with the fact of his family members being dead by _______________________.
(a) Carrying them in his memories.
(b) Naming his children after them.
(c) Looking at pictures of them.
(d) Praying to them.

9. The person who owns the island lives in a ___________________ on the mountainside.
(a) Cave.
(b) Hut.
(c) Mansion.
(d) Castle.

10. What does Jiya think when he awakens and sees Kino's family?
(a) He must have had a sleepover with Kino.
(b) He doesn't recognize them.
(c) He doesn't know why he is with them.
(d) He thinks Kino's mother is beautiful.

11. Kino's family will allow Jiya to be _________________.
(a) Afraid.
(b) Happy.
(c) Angry.
(d) Sad.

12. What does Kino's father anticipate about Jiya's crying?
(a) It will never end.
(b) It will consume him for a long time.
(c) It will not come for awhile.
(d) It will lessen over time.

13. Kino's father says that Jiya will _______________________ when he wakes.
(a) Try to run away.
(b) Feel he can never be happy again.
(c) Be very hungry.
(d) Not have much of an appetite.

14. Which of the following is NOT something Kino's father will do for Jiya when he awakens?
(a) He will not talk.
(b) He will help him search for his family.
(c) He will let him know he has a home with them.
(d) He will give him food.

15. What encircles the fields on the mountain?
(a) Chain fences.
(b) Stone walls.
(c) Brick walls.
(d) Arbors.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jiya do in his sleep?

2. What will become of the orphaned Jiya after the big wave?

3. What is Kino's father's advice about evil storms?

4. Why does a bell toll from the Old Gentleman's castle?

5. Jiya tries not to think of ____________________.

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