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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What color cloth do Kino and his father wave to signal Jiya to come to their house?
(a) White.
(b) Yellow.
(c) Red.
(d) Blue.

3. What will Kino's family do while Jiya returns to life again?
(a) Read stories to him.
(b) Urge him to talk.
(c) Leave him alone for awhile.
(d) Wait.

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. What does Jiya do when he witnesses the devastation of the big wave?
(a) He goes mute.
(b) He runs to the shore.
(c) He soils himself.
(d) He faints.

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

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

8. Kino's father reminds Kino that the land is also fearsome, recalling the ________________ experienced by the family.
(a) Monsoon.
(b) Hurricane.
(c) Volcano.
(d) Earthquake.

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

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

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

12. Why does Kino worry about Jiya?
(a) He can't remember things anymore.
(b) He walks with a limp lately.
(c) He doesn't think he will pass to the next grade.
(d) He doesn't think he will ever be happy again.

13. How does Setsu feel about Jiya living with her family?
(a) Excited.
(b) Frightened.
(c) Irritated.
(d) Appalled.

14. Kino's father says that one day, Jiya will ___________________.
(a) Repay Kino's father.
(b) Begin to feel better.
(c) Grow into a strong man.
(d) Move to the city.

15. 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) Praying to them.
(d) Looking at pictures of them.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who puts Jiya to bed after dinner?

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

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

5. As Jiya starts to feel better, he will cry only _______________________.

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