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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 located on a small strip of sand at the base of the mountain?
(a) A market.
(b) A fishing village.
(c) A school.
(d) A naval base.

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

3. What color cloth do Kino and his father wave to signal Jiya to come to their house?
(a) Red.
(b) White.
(c) Yellow.
(d) Blue.

4. Where does Kino's father place Jiya after he faints?
(a) On a chair.
(b) On a mattress.
(c) On the sand.
(d) On a futon.

5. Who puts Jiya to bed after dinner?
(a) Kino's father.
(b) Kino.
(c) Setsu.
(d) Kino's mother.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Kino's father think about the calm sea and the shining sun?

2. What will Kino's family do while Jiya returns to life again?

3. Jiya explains that ________________ knows why the sea gets angry.

4. Who is the first to speak to Jiya when he awakens?

5. The way of the good Japanese is to enjoy life and ________________________.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. Summarize the story in The Big Wave.

7. How accurate was Kino's father in describing the stages that Jiya will go through in his healing?

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

9. What had Kino's father told him about the necessity for Jiya to eat in order to heal?

10. What does Kino's father say about every day that comes after the storm?

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