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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. Jiya says that only the __________________ live on the island.
(a) Old Gentleman's grandchildren.
(b) Sacred deer.
(c) Monks.
(d) Criminals.

2. Why do Kino and Jiya cling to Kino's father?
(a) A hurricane wind breaks from the ocean.
(b) Gunshots are heard in the distance.
(c) Lightning strikes close to the house.
(d) The volcano has erupted.

3. What are Kino and his family doing at the beginning of Section 2?
(a) Waiting for Jiya to wake.
(b) Flying kites.
(c) Harvesting rice.
(d) Writing letters.

4. Who is the prettiest girl Jiya has ever seen?
(a) Sakura.
(b) Setsu.
(c) Noriko.
(d) Akiko.

5. Why does Kino's father instruct Kino to get his mother and sister?
(a) Jiya will know who his family is now.
(b) They will be safe from the storm.
(c) They can fix some food for Jiya.
(d) They can sing to Jiya.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Setsu not see the big wave?

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

3. What does Setsu offer to give to Jiya?

4. What does Kino's father say about Jiya?

5. What would Jiya prefer to do after the family eats?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Kino's father tell him when Kino asks if they must always be afraid of something?

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

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

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

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

6. Summarize the story in The Big Wave.

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

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

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

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

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