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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. Kino's father says that one day, Jiya will ___________________.
2. The person who owns the island lives in a ___________________ on the mountainside.
3. What does Jiya do in his sleep?
4. What would Jiya prefer to do after the family eats?
5. Kino's father tells Kino that Jiya is not yet ready to _______________.
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 does Kino's father remind him about that shows that the land, as well as the sea, is also fearsome?
3. What is Kino's father's response when Kino says he doesn't think that Jiya can ever be happy again?
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 does Kino's father respond when Kino thinks it is cruel for the sky and sea to be calm again?
7. How does Kino's father divert Kino's thoughts from the destruction of the big wave?
8. How accurate was Kino's father in describing the stages that Jiya will go through in his healing?
9. How does Jiya show that he is still in shock during the meal?
10. Where does Kino live?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What is the role of the Old Gentleman in the story? What does he represent for the villagers? Is he smart but possibly not so wise when it comes to human relations and the human spirit?
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 loss. Identify at least two themes about loss in the book. Then cite an example to support each theme you name.
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