QUIZ 1 - The Big Wave (pgs 1-29)

In the Japanese culture, what do families do at dinner time?

• Eat outside with forks and no shoes
• Eat on their couch in front of the television
• Eat with chopsticks sitting around the table on the floor
• Eat with their hands at the kitchen table

Why did Kino's father stay awake all night?

• To keep an eye on the volcano
• He was not tired
• He had to work on the farm
• To finish reading his book

What is the setting of "The Big Wave?"

What is Jiya's father's occupation?

Where do Jiya and Kino swim to for fun?

In regards to the ocean, what did kino, Jiya, and Kino's father see that left them utterly silent?

Why did the author choose Japan as the setting? What effect does the setting have on the story's events and characters?

Vocabulary: name this picture.

• knoll
• Terrace
• channel

Vocabulary: name this picture

• knoll
• Terrace
• Channel

Vocabulary: name this picture

• Knoll
• Terrace
• Channel