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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 does Kino's father stay up all night one night?

2. Who is the prettiest girl Jiya has ever seen?

3. What will Kino's family do while Jiya is sad?

4. What will become of the orphaned Jiya after the big wave?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Kino sometimes wish his father were a fisherman and other days glad that his father is a farmer?

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

3. What does Kino's father tell him that they will do for Jiya now that his family is gone?

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

5. What does Jiya do when he sees the devastation of the big wave?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Create a brief character study of the Old Gentleman. 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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