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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Kino think when he sees the beauty of the Old Gentleman's castle and gardens?
(a) Kino wonders if the Old Gentleman would let him live there.
(b) Jiya will want to stay with the Old Gentleman.
(c) His father should come see the garden.
(d) His mother would appreciate the beautiful interior.

2. How is time measured for people in the village?
(a) The fishing seasons.
(b) The harvest seasons.
(c) Before and after the big wave.
(d) The Japanese New Year.

3. What does Kino's father say does not matter about death?
(a) Where you die.
(b) Whether you die now or later.
(c) Who is with you when you die.
(d) How you die.

4. Because the big wave was so cruel, Jiya has grown into a/an ____________________ man.
(a) Angry, vindictive.
(b) Philosophical.
(c) Frightened.
(d) Kind, gentle.

5. Kino's father says that _______________ is good for Jiya because it will strengthen him.
(a) Sleep.
(b) Prayer.
(c) Meditation.
(d) Soup.

6. Jiya wakes only to _____________ and then goes back to sleep.
(a) Eat.
(b) Take a walk.
(c) Bathe.
(d) Cry.

7. According to Kino's father, death is the great____________________.
(a) Irony.
(b) Gateway.
(c) Evil.
(d) Equalizer.

8. Kino's father is not surprised about Jiya's choice for a bride because _____________________.
(a) He has seen looks pass between them.
(b) He has seen them pass love notes.
(c) He values kindness in a person.
(d) She is a very beautiful person.

9. Which of the following is NOT a reason that Kino's father thinks Japanese people are fortunate?
(a) They have beautiful art.
(b) They do not fear death because it is part of life.
(c) They live bravely.
(d) They love life because they live in danger.

10. How has Jiya prepared for the possible event of another big wave?
(a) He says there is no way to be prepared for that.
(b) He has made a house of glass.
(c) He has installed a panel which opens to the sea.
(d) He has installed a satellite weather system.

11. Kino's father says that their people do not fear death because ________________________.
(a) The next life will be very good.
(b) They see it often.
(c) This life is so hard.
(d) It is an honor to die.

12. What does Kino's father tell Kino when he and Jiya set off to see the Old Gentleman's castle?
(a) He should tell Jiya to stay with Kino's family.
(b) He must be on his best behavior.
(c) He must persuade Jiya to stay for his own sake.
(d) They must be home before dark.

13. Jiya looks at the empty beach every morning as if _____________________.
(a) Praying.
(b) Searching for something.
(c) Hating the world.
(d) Meditating.

14. Even though there has never been another wave like the big wave, the people ________________________.
(a) No longer have picnics at the beach.
(b) Do not live on the beach.
(c) Have moved their houses up the mountain.
(d) No longer swim in the ocean.

15. What does Kino's father give to Jiya now because he is a man?
(a) Land.
(b) Razor.
(c) Wages.
(d) Car.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who leads Kino and Jiya into the Old Gentleman's castle?

2. Which spot will Jiya claim for his own house on the beach one day?

3. Which of the following elements is NOT included in Jiya's recovery?

4. According to Kino, what are the two forces of evil in the lives of people he knows?

5. The Old Gentleman tells Jiya that it is a shame that Jiya did not become his son because ______________________.

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