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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 will Kino's family do while Jiya returns to life again?

2. How does Setsu feel about Jiya living with her family?

3. Why does a bell toll from the Old Gentleman's castle?

4. What is the best thing about an evil storm?

5. Why does Kino's father not allow Jiya to warn his father about the big wave?

Short Essay Questions

1. What gift does Setsu offer to Jiya when he is distraught over the loss of his family?

2. How does Jiya show that he is still in shock during the meal?

3. Why does Kino find it difficult to think of the sea as an enemy?

4. Why does Kino's father say they must wait for Jiya?

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

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

7. How does Jiya's awe of an angry sea foreshadow what the sea is ultimately capable of?

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

9. Why does Kino's father tell Kino that it is good for Jiya to get more sleep?

10. Summarize the story in The Big Wave.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the role of the family in the story What does it mean for some of the characters? How does the family evolve in its support of each other? What constitutes a family? Does Jiya make the right family choice for himself? Give examples.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Create a brief character study of Kino's father. 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?

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