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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Kino live?
(a) In a suburb.
(b) At an orphanage.
(c) In a city.
(d) On a farm.

2. When is Kino glad that his father is a farmer?
(a) When they go to the harvest festival.
(b) On days when the sea is heaving.
(c) When they work together in the sun.
(d) When they go to town to sell goods.

3. What does Kino's father say about Jiya?
(a) He will need to study harder next year.
(b) He hopes he does not run away again.
(c) He is going to be taller than his father was.
(d) He will be happy again one day.

4. Who is the first to speak to Jiya when he awakens?
(a) Kino.
(b) Setsu.
(c) Kino's mother.
(d) Kino's father.

5. Kino's father sells rice and __________________ at the fishing village.
(a) Pottery.
(b) Fruit.
(c) Vegetables.
(d) Wine.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Kino want to do after the family eats?

2. Who is the author of THE BIG WAVE?

3. Who wants to spend the night on the island?

4. Why did Setsu not see the big wave?

5. Why does Kino's father instruct Kino to get his mother and sister?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Kino's father say about Jiya's crying and what the family will do to let him mourn?

2. What does Kino learn from his best friend, Jiya, about why the houses in the fishing village do not have windows facing the sea?

3. What does Kino's father remind him about that shows that the land, as well as the sea, is also fearsome?

4. How does Kino understand that Jiya's father is even afraid of the sea?

5. What does Kino's father tell him that they will do for Jiya now that his family is gone?

6. Why does Kino's father tell Kino that it is good for Jiya to get more sleep?

7. What does Kino's father say about how Jiya will recover one day and how he will carry his deceased family members with him?

8. How does Kino's father divert Kino's thoughts from the destruction of the big wave?

9. What is Kino's experience when the volcano starts to become active?

10. How does Jiya feel when his new family encourages him to sit at the table and eat with them?

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