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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. What is notable about the houses nearest the sea in the fishing village?
(a) There are no windows facing the sea.
(b) They are painted red.
(c) They have no front door.
(d) They have brick facades.

2. The person who owns the island lives in a ___________________ on the mountainside.
(a) Mansion.
(b) Cave.
(c) Castle.
(d) Hut.

3. What does Setsu offer to give to Jiya?
(a) A book.
(b) Some chocolates.
(c) Her pet duck.
(d) Her bedroom.

4. Sometimes Kino and Jiya swim to a small island owned by whom?
(a) Old Gentleman.
(b) Wise One.
(c) Aito.
(d) Kenzo.

5. Who is Kino's sister?
(a) Setsu.
(b) Mai.
(c) Shizu.
(d) Kako.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jiya do when the family sits at the table to eat?

2. What is the theme of THE BIG WAVE?

3. Jiya's family members will live as long as ______________________.

4. Setsu's excitement at Jiya's living in their home foreshadows _____________________.

5. What does Jiya think when he awakens and sees Kino's family?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Setsu's excitement about Jiya's becoming a part of their family foreshadow?

3. What is Kino's father's response when Kino says he doesn't think that Jiya can ever be happy again?

4. Why does Kino find it difficult to think of the sea as an enemy?

5. What does Kino want to do with Jiya after they eat dinner?

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

7. How does Jiya show that he is still in shock during the meal?

8. What does Kino's father tell him when Kino asks if they must always be afraid of something?

9. Summarize the story in The Big Wave.

10. How does Jiya's awe of an angry sea foreshadow what the sea is ultimately capable of?

(see the answer keys)

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