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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. What does Jiya do when the family sits at the table to eat?
2. What does Kino's father think about the calm sea and the shining sun?
3. Why does Kino think there might be an earthquake coming?
4. Which of the following is NOT something Kino's father will do for Jiya when he awakens?
5. What is situated at the top of the mountain?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Jiya do when he sees the devastation of the big wave?
2. What does Kino's father tell him that they will do for Jiya now that his family is gone?
3. Why does Kino find it difficult to think of the sea as an enemy?
4. Summarize the story in The Big Wave.
5. What gift does Setsu offer to Jiya when he is distraught over the loss of his family?
6. What is at the base of the mountain and why does Kino's father go there?
7. What experience does Kino have with diving that lets him know why Jiya feels the way he does about the sea?
8. Why does Kino's father tell Kino that it is good for Jiya to get more sleep?
9. How does Jiya's awe of an angry sea foreshadow what the sea is ultimately capable of?
10. What does Kino's father tell him about what the gods do to test men?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Create a brief character study of Jiya. What does he look like? What are his positive personality traits? What are some of his negative characteristics? What are his hopes and fears? What motivates him--if anything--at this point in his life?
Essay Topic 2
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.
Essay Topic 3
Buck uses more than one instance of irony in the book. Cite at least two examples you can identify in the story and note why they are examples of irony.
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