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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What would Jiya be allowed to do if he would become the Old Gentleman's son?
(a) Have his own house.
(b) Give money to Kino's family.
(c) Become a farmer.
(d) Build fishing boats.

2. What do the men say when Kino asks them if they are worried about the big wave coming back?
(a) The big wave may never come back.
(b) They will build the house very strong.
(c) They will not live there in the season of big waves.
(d) They will put in weather satellites.

3. What does Kino do while Jiya is sleeping?
(a) Hikes all over the mountain.
(b) Works in the fields with his father.
(c) Rides his bicycle.
(d) Swims in the sea.

4. What can the Old Gentleman see in Jiya's face?
(a) Cunning.
(b) Intelligence.
(c) Fear.
(d) Innocence.

5. Living in the midst of danger makes people _____________________.
(a) Brave and strong.
(b) Angry and resentful.
(c) Loving and kind.
(d) Nervous and skittish.

6. Who will speak to Jiya about the benefits that the Old Gentleman can offer?
(a) Kino's father.
(b) Kino.
(c) The village chief.
(d) Kino's mother.

7. What is Jiya's demeanor since seeing the men building the house on the beach?
(a) Restless.
(b) Angry.
(c) Exhilirated.
(d) Sullen.

8. How often do Kino and Jiya visit the deserted beach?
(a) Rarely.
(b) Every day.
(c) Never.
(d) Every Saturday.

9. Where have the two men lived since the big wave?
(a) In relatives' homes.
(b) In hotels.
(c) In the outhouses of the castle.
(d) In houses on the mountain.

10. What is a drawback of the girl Jiya wants to marry according to Kino?
(a) She is very tall.
(b) She can't cook.
(c) She spends too much money.
(d) She has no sense of humor.

11. What does Jiya call Kino to see at the beach one day?
(a) Girls are sunning and swimming.
(b) Another big wave is coming.
(c) An octopus has washed up on shore.
(d) Two men are building a house.

12. What does the Old Gentleman demand of his offer to adopt Jiya?
(a) He will have a contract drawn up.
(b) He receives an answer in a week.
(c) Jiya gives him his answer personally.
(d) He gets Jiya's response tomorrow.

13. Why does Jiya tell the Old Gentleman that his castle is not safe either?
(a) It is filled with sneaky people.
(b) It is like living in a museum.
(c) It is too isolated for anyone to have friends.
(d) It will crumble if the earth shakes hard.

14. Kino does not feel like _______________ without Jiya.
(a) Swimming.
(b) Eating.
(c) Playing.
(d) Working.

15. Why does Jiya refuse to become the Old Gentleman's son?
(a) There are no other children to play with.
(b) He does not want to live with a stranger.
(c) He already has a home on the farm.
(d) The house is too big and he would be scared.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Jiya feel at the beginning of Section 3?

2. What does the Old Gentleman tell the men building the house before he leaves?

3. Jiya wants to marry a certain girl because she makes him laugh and _________________________.

4. What does Kino's father give to Jiya now because he is a man?

5. How has Jiya prepared for the possible event of another big wave?

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