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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 does Jiya think when he awakens and sees Kino's family?
(a) He thinks Kino's mother is beautiful.
(b) He must have had a sleepover with Kino.
(c) He doesn't recognize them.
(d) He doesn't know why he is with them.

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

3. What does Jiya do when he remembers that his family members have died?
(a) Looks toward where the village used to be.
(b) Throws himself on the floor.
(c) Screams.
(d) Runs away.

4. With what task does Jiya sometimes help his father?
(a) Painting.
(b) Making nets.
(c) Harvesting rice.
(d) Fishing.

5. Even though he does not feel hungry, Jiya's body is _________________ for some food.
(a) Glad.
(b) Elated.
(c) Starved.
(d) Thankful.

Short Answer Questions

1. Someday, Jiya will accept ____________________ as part of life.

2. What do Kino and Jiya search for when they play near the water?

3. Which of the following is NOT something that Jiya will experience in his healing process?

4. What is the theme of THE BIG WAVE?

5. Jiya will one day be able to live with the fact of his family members being dead by _______________________.

Short Essay Questions

1. What gift does Setsu offer to Jiya when he is distraught over the loss of his family?

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

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

4. Why does Kino sometimes wish his father were a fisherman and other days glad that his father is a farmer?

5. Why do Kino and his family surround Jiya as he begins to awaken?

6. How does Kino's father respond when Kino thinks it is cruel for the sky and sea to be calm again?

7. Why does Kino's father say they must wait for Jiya?

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

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

10. What does Kino's father tell him about what the gods do to test men?

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