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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. How does Kino feel after Jiya and Setsu move to the beach?
(a) Relieved.
(b) Anxious.
(c) Sad.
(d) Happy.

2. Kino's father says that their people do not fear death because ________________________.
(a) It is an honor to die.
(b) They see it often.
(c) The next life will be very good.
(d) This life is so hard.

3. Where have the two men lived since the big wave?
(a) In houses on the mountain.
(b) In hotels.
(c) In the outhouses of the castle.
(d) In relatives' homes.

4. Kino's father says that Kino is only afraid of death because _________________________.
(a) He will miss his family.
(b) He does not know anything about it.
(c) It will be painful.
(d) He loves being on earth.

5. Kino's father says that only when Jiya _____________________ will he be happy again.
(a) Dares to remember his parents.
(b) Prays a lot.
(c) Spends time with his friends.
(d) Goes back to school.

Short Answer Questions

1. Kino's father equates the gateway of death to the gateway of __________________ so that Kino can understand it.

2. Living in the midst of danger makes people _____________________.

3. The Old Gentleman tells Jiya that it is a shame that Jiya did not become his son because ______________________.

4. Why does Jiya tell the Old Gentleman that his castle is not safe either?

5. Kino does not feel like _______________ without Jiya.

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Jiya feel initially when he sees the new house being built on the beach?

2. Describe how Jiya feels happiness when he returns to be part of Kino's family.

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

4. Why is the Old Gentleman frustrated with the young men building the house on the beach?

5. What is Kino's father's position on why Japanese people don't fear death?

6. Why is Kino's father not surprised that Jiya is interested in Setsu?

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

8. Why is Jiya so restless after seeing the men building the house on the beach and what does Kino's family know about what Jiya will do?

9. How does Kino spend his time during the days when Jiya is healing?

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

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