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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) Happy.
(b) Angry.
(c) Sad.
(d) Afraid.

2. What is Kino's father prepared to do for Jiya?
(a) Give him a home.
(b) Drive him to the orphanage.
(c) Help him find his relatives.
(d) Let him stay for a little while.

3. Who wants to spend the night on the island?
(a) Jiya.
(b) Hiromi.
(c) Kino.
(d) Joji.

4. Why does Kino sometimes think Jiya is luckier than he is?
(a) Jiya has a bicycle.
(b) Jiya gets money to spend.
(c) Jiya doesn't have siblings.
(d) Jiya's father is a fisherman.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is NOT something Kino's father will do for Jiya when he awakens?

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

3. What does Kino urge Jiya to do?

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

5. Kino's father says that Jiya will _______________________ when he wakes.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Kino's father tell him that they will do for Jiya now that his family is gone?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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