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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 is situated at the top of the mountain?
2. Kino's father sells rice and __________________ at the fishing village.
3. Jiya cannot, and should not, forget his _______________.
4. Kino's father agrees with Jiya in that _____________ would be good for Jiya right now.
5. According to Kino's father, who makes the evil storms?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Kino's father say about how Jiya will recover one day and how he will carry his deceased family members with him?
2. What is Kino's father's response when Kino says he doesn't think that Jiya can ever be happy again?
3. What does Setsu's excitement about Jiya's becoming a part of their family foreshadow?
4. What gift does Setsu offer to Jiya when he is distraught over the loss of his family?
5. What does Kino's father say about every day that comes after the storm?
6. How accurate was Kino's father in describing the stages that Jiya will go through in his healing?
7. What does Kino want to do with Jiya after they eat dinner?
8. What does Jiya do when he sees the devastation of the big wave?
9. What experience does Kino have with diving that lets him know why Jiya feels the way he does about the sea?
10. What does Kino learn from his best friend, Jiya, about why the houses in the fishing village do not have windows facing the sea?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 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
Explain what Kino's father means when he says that life is stronger than death? In what ways is this phrase exhibited in the story?
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