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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 Kino's father's advice about evil storms?
(a) You should not live near the ocean.
(b) You must live through them bravely.
(c) You should not go out in a boat.
(d) You should not be a fisherman.

2. What is situated at the top of the mountain?
(a) A memorial.
(b) A monastery.
(c) Kino's house.
(d) A school.

3. Which of the following does Kino NOT discover about the sea and why Jiya is afraid of it?
(a) It stings his skin.
(b) It is dark.
(c) It is very still.
(d) It is cold.

4. Who is the author of THE BIG WAVE?
(a) Pearl F. Buckley.
(b) Pearl A. Bowen.
(c) Pearl S. Buck.
(d) Pearl C. Buchmann.

5. In what country does THE BIG WAVE take place?
(a) Vietnam.
(b) China.
(c) Thailand.
(d) Japan.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the best thing about an evil storm?

2. Kino's father reminds Kino that the land is also fearsome, recalling the ________________ experienced by the family.

3. What encircles the fields on the mountain?

4. Where is the location of Kino's home?

5. What is the theme of THE BIG WAVE?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Who is the Old Gentleman and where does he live?

5. What is at the base of the mountain and why does Kino's father go there?

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

7. What experience does Kino have with diving that lets him know why Jiya feels the way he does about the sea?

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

9. Where does Kino live?

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

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