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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. Which of the following is NOT a reason that Kino opposes Jiya's choice for a wife?
(a) She is not good enough for him.
(b) She will make him miserable.
(c) She will tease him.
(d) She is ugly.

2. Which of the following is NOT a reason that Kino's father thinks Japanese people are fortunate?
(a) They live bravely.
(b) They have beautiful art.
(c) They love life because they live in danger.
(d) They do not fear death because it is part of life.

3. What does the Old Gentleman demand of his offer to adopt Jiya?
(a) He gets Jiya's response tomorrow.
(b) Jiya gives him his answer personally.
(c) He receives an answer in a week.
(d) He will have a contract drawn up.

4. What does Jiya tell Kino's father about what he wants to do?
(a) He wants to go away to school.
(b) He wants to be a gardener.
(c) He wants to return to fishing.
(d) He wants to travel the world.

5. Why was Kino afraid of life at first?
(a) He was in pain.
(b) He didn't know where he belonged.
(c) He didn't know anything about it.
(d) He didn't know how he got there.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who will speak to Jiya about the benefits that the Old Gentleman can offer?

2. According to Kino, what are the two forces of evil in the lives of people he knows?

3. In what season do Jiya and Setsu marry?

4. How has Jiya prepared for the possible event of another big wave?

5. What makes Kino happy about climbing the hill?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Kino's father respond to Kino when he states that the Japanese people are unlucky to live in the middle of so much danger?

2. Where will Jiya build his house and what does he need in order to get started?

3. Why is Kino's father open to the offer that the Old Gentleman makes regarding Jiya?

4. What is the reason that the Old Gentleman comes up the mountain to see Jiya?

5. What does Jiya tell the Old Gentleman about why the villagers are brave?

6. How do the villagers treat the beach for many years after the big wave?

7. What is Jiya's rationale for why the Old Gentleman's castle is no safer than a house on the beach?

8. How does Jiya introduce the fact to Kino that he loves Setsu?

9. How does Kino's father compare the gateway of death to the gateway of life so that Kino will have a better understanding?

10. How has Jiya conducted himself in the years since the deaths of his family members?

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