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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Setsu not see the big wave?
(a) She was in a bath.
(b) She had been asleep.
(c) She was studying.
(d) Her mother drew the curtains.

2. What is Jiya's father's profession?
(a) Tailor.
(b) Farmer.
(c) Fisherman.
(d) Retailer.

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

4. Kino's father explains that people are afraid of the sea because it is very big and _______________________.
(a) Has a bad temper.
(b) There are dangerous creatures in it.
(c) It can destroy fishing boats.
(d) No one understands it.

5. Who puts Jiya to bed after dinner?
(a) Kino's mother.
(b) Kino's father.
(c) Setsu.
(d) Kino.

6. What would Jiya prefer to do after the family eats?
(a) Read.
(b) Sleep.
(c) Play the violin.
(d) Swim.

7. Which of the following is NOT something that Jiya will experience in his healing process?
(a) His mind will begin thinking again.
(b) He will have to be medicated.
(c) He will want to live.
(d) His body will renew itself.

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

9. Who is the prettiest girl Jiya has ever seen?
(a) Akiko.
(b) Setsu.
(c) Sakura.
(d) Noriko.

10. Kino's father says that ________________ is always stronger than death.
(a) Greed.
(b) Fear.
(c) Love.
(d) Life.

11. What do Kino and Jiya search for when they play near the water?
(a) Coins.
(b) Pebbles.
(c) Seaweed.
(d) Sea shells.

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

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

14. What is more valuable now than it was before the storm?
(a) A boat.
(b) A fish.
(c) A house.
(d) Every day of life.

15. What do Kino's parents tell Jiya when he awakens?
(a) They will take him to live with relatives.
(b) They will find a good home for him.
(c) They will take him to the orphanage.
(d) They will be his parents now.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Kino's father say about Jiya?

2. What will Kino's family do while Jiya is sad?

3. How does Setsu feel about Jiya living with her family?

4. Which of the following does Kino NOT discover about the sea and why Jiya is afraid of it?

5. Who is the first to speak to Jiya when he awakens?

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