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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Kino glad that he lives up so high on the mountain?

2. Kino's father agrees with Jiya in that _____________ would be good for Jiya right now.

3. Kino's father says that one day, Jiya will ___________________.

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

5. What do Kino's parents tell Jiya when he awakens?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Kino's father divert Kino's thoughts from the destruction of the big wave?

2. Why do Kino and his family surround Jiya as he begins to awaken?

3. What is at the base of the mountain and why does Kino's father go there?

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

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

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

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

8. What does Kino's father say about Jiya's crying and what the family will do to let him mourn?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain the concept of loneliness as it exhibits in the story. Which of the characters are lonely? Are they all lonely in some way? Explain the loneliness and the methods and attempts to overcome it.

Essay Topic 2

Describe the overall setting for the book. Why does Buck use the setting she does? What is the time period of the story? How important is the time period to the attitudes and issues of the characters?

Essay Topic 3

The author uses more than one iteration on the theme of man vs. nature. Identify at least two situation which embody the man vs.nature theme.

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