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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. Who is the first to speak to Jiya when he awakens?
2. Why does Kino think there might be an earthquake coming?
3. What food does Kino's mother prepare for him because he is cold?
4. Why is Jiya crying on his way to Kino's house?
5. Which of the following does Kino NOT discover about the sea and why Jiya is afraid of it?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Kino's father tell him that they will do for Jiya now that his family is gone?
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 Jiya do when he sees the devastation of the big wave?
4. What does Kino want to do with Jiya after they eat dinner?
5. What does Kino's father tell him when Kino asks if they must always be afraid of something?
6. How does Jiya's awe of an angry sea foreshadow what the sea is ultimately capable of?
7. How does Jiya feel when his new family encourages him to sit at the table and eat with them?
8. What does Setsu's excitement about Jiya's becoming a part of their family foreshadow?
9. How does Kino's father respond when Kino thinks it is cruel for the sky and sea to be calm again?
10. How accurate was Kino's father in describing the stages that Jiya will go through in his healing?
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
Explain the concept of loneliness as it exhibits in the story. Which of the characters are lonely? Are they all lonely in some way? Explain the loneliness and the methods and attempts to overcome it.
Essay Topic 3
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?
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