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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. What "rule" does Lily think she might be breaking when, on page 20, she criticizes the way Sam treats their mother?
(a) "You should keep your critical thoughts to yourself."
(b) "Sisters are always supposed to be on the same side."
(c) "Children are supposed to stay out of their parents' business."
(d) "A younger person should not criticize an elder person."

2. What is the English translation of the Korean word "halmoni"?
(a) Grandmother.
(b) Sister.
(c) Mother.
(d) Aunt.

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

4. Naming a town where it always rains "Sunbeam" is an example of what technique?
(a) Irony.
(b) Euphemism.
(c) Metaphor.
(d) Personification.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. In the opening of the story, what are Sam and their mother fighting about?

5. What kind of child does Halmoni claim that the girls' mother was?

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