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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 1: Chapters 1-7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Halmoni tell Lily and Sam stories hide?
(a) At the bottom of their teacups.
(b) In the leaves of jungle trees.
(c) Among the stars.
(d) In their pockets.

2. In the opening of the story, what are Sam and their mother fighting about?
(a) Moving to Washington.
(b) The new school the girls will go to.
(c) Sam's phone.
(d) Sam's friends.

3. When Halmoni arrives home, what do they learn she has been out doing?
(a) She was getting her hair cut.
(b) She was grocery shopping.
(c) She was at the doctor.
(d) She was with her friends.

4. Who is the only person that Lily says her "invisibility never works on" (25)?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Herself.
(c) Halmoni.
(d) Sam.

5. What does Halmoni do to tease her daughter and show support for one of her granddaughters?
(a) Refuses to move the boxes in front of the stairs.
(b) Insists on doing the kosa ceremony before dinner.
(c) Pretends that she also had a blond streak in her hair when she was young.
(d) Tells her daughter to go change her clothing.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Sam and Lily live before moving to Washington?

2. When Lily hesitates to speak her mind, what does Sam call her, on page 20?

3. What does Lily say Halmoni's house looks like?

4. What technique is employed when Lily says "Nobody can resist Halmoni. She's like gravity" (25)?

5. What strange thing does Lily discover about the basement?

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