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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. Kino's family will allow Jiya to be _________________.
(a) Afraid.
(b) Angry.
(c) Happy.
(d) Sad.

2. Why does Kino think there might be an earthquake coming?
(a) The birds are very noisy.
(b) His bed is shaking a little.
(c) The animals are scattering.
(d) The sea is calm but gray.

3. What would Jiya prefer to do after the family eats?
(a) Play the violin.
(b) Read.
(c) Swim.
(d) Sleep.

4. What does the big wave eradicate?
(a) All the piers.
(b) Some abandoned shacks.
(c) The whole village.
(d) The fishing boats.

5. Why does Kino's father stay up all night one night?
(a) Setsu has not returned home.
(b) A volcano is active.
(c) The waves are very high.
(d) Kino is sick.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Kino's father's advice about evil storms?

2. As Jiya starts to feel better, he will cry only _______________________.

3. According to Kino's father, who makes the evil storms?

4. What is sometimes hard for Kino about where he lives?

5. Why is Jiya crying on his way to Kino's house?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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