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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is located on a small strip of sand at the base of the mountain?
(a) A market.
(b) A school.
(c) A fishing village.
(d) A naval base.

2. Where does Jiya think he is when he awakens?
(a) He doesn't know.
(b) The orphanage.
(c) His bedroom.
(d) A hotel.

3. What food does Kino's mother prepare for him because he is cold?
(a) Tea.
(b) Hot chocolate.
(c) Rice.
(d) Soup.

4. Who is Kino's sister?
(a) Mai.
(b) Kako.
(c) Setsu.
(d) Shizu.

5. Why does Kino's father instruct Kino to get his mother and sister?
(a) They can fix some food for Jiya.
(b) They can sing to Jiya.
(c) They will be safe from the storm.
(d) Jiya will know who his family is now.

6. Sometimes Kino and Jiya swim to a small island owned by whom?
(a) Aito.
(b) Old Gentleman.
(c) Wise One.
(d) Kenzo.

7. Why does Kino's father not allow Jiya to warn his father about the big wave?
(a) He has already sounded the bell.
(b) He doesn't believe it is coming.
(c) He will go instead of Jiya.
(d) There is not enough time.

8. The way of the good Japanese is to enjoy life and ________________________.
(a) Help other people.
(b) Forgive other people.
(c) Not fear death.
(d) Pray.

9. Kino's father agrees with Jiya in that _____________ would be good for Jiya right now.
(a) Books.
(b) Sleep.
(c) Music.
(d) Food.

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

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

12. What is Kino's father's advice about evil storms?
(a) You should not be a fisherman.
(b) You must live through them bravely.
(c) You should not live near the ocean.
(d) You should not go out in a boat.

13. Where is the location of Kino's home?
(a) In the desert.
(b) In a valley.
(c) On the side of a mountain.
(d) Near the ocean.

14. Someday, Jiya will accept ____________________ as part of life.
(a) Going to school.
(b) Praying.
(c) His family's deaths.
(d) Working.

15. What does Jiya do when the family sits at the table to eat?
(a) Falls asleep while awake.
(b) Pushes his food around his plate.
(c) Breaks out crying.
(d) Falls into his plate of food.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What color flag does the Old Gentleman raise as an alert for the villagers?

3. Jiya explains that ________________ knows why the sea gets angry.

4. When is Kino glad that his father is a farmer?

5. Jiya says that only the __________________ live on the island.

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