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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. According to Kino's father, death is the great____________________.
(a) Gateway.
(b) Equalizer.
(c) Irony.
(d) Evil.

2. Why is there a commotion on the hillside as the young men talk about building the house on the beach?
(a) A house has caught on fire.
(b) Reporters have come to do a story about the new house.
(c) The Old Gentleman approaches.
(d) The villagers speculate about the house.

3. Jiya claims he will build his house once he has ___________________.
(a) A wife.
(b) Fishing nets.
(c) A boat.
(d) Tools.

4. What can the Old Gentleman see in Jiya's face?
(a) Intelligence.
(b) Cunning.
(c) Fear.
(d) Innocence.

5. Who leads Kino and Jiya into the Old Gentleman's castle?
(a) Concierge.
(b) Gardener.
(c) Old Gentleman.
(d) Butler.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Kino's father tell Kino when he and Jiya set off to see the Old Gentleman's castle?

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

3. How is time measured for people in the village?

4. Jiya wakes only to _____________ and then goes back to sleep.

5. Where do the surviving fishermen fish now?

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

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

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

5. What explanation do the two men give when Kino asks what they will do if the big wave comes back?

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

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

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

9. What is it about the geography of where he lives that makes Kino think he and his family are unfortunate?

10. Kino's father says that Jiya will be happy again only when he is able to do what?

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