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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 2: Chapters 8-15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In her story, how does Halmoni say she trapped the tigers?
(a) By flooding the path down the mountain.
(b) By luring them into a cage.
(c) By planting mugwort all around the mountain.
(d) By building a wall of stones in front of their caves.

2. What physical feature does Jensen have that Halmoni has told Lily is "lucky" (63)?
(a) Warm hands.
(b) Blue eyes.
(c) Freckles.
(d) Curly hair.

3. What technique is employed in Lily's description of the attic beds that used to be pushed together but are now far apart?
(a) Symbolism.
(b) Simile.
(c) Onomatopoeia.
(d) Personification.

4. What does the frog figure near Lily and Sam's picture guard?
(a) Their academic success.
(b) Their health.
(c) Their wealth.
(d) Their happiness.

5. In Halmoni's story in Chapter 8, who is the original storyteller?
(a) The tiger.
(b) A princess in the sky.
(c) The stars.
(d) The sky god.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Halmoni arrives home, what do they learn she has been out doing?

2. What do Lily, Sam, and their mother discover when they get to Halmoni's door?

3. Lily thinks that her mother would call Jensen an "unrelenting optimist" (65). What does this mean?

4. What does Lily learn that Halmoni used to sell when she first moved to Sunbeam?

5. What does Sam say that Halmoni's house is full of?

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