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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. When Lily hears a "thud" and thinks they have hit something with their car, what is she really hearing?
(a) Something falling over in the trunk.
(b) Thunder.
(c) Their mother hitting the steering wheel with her hand.
(d) Sam dropping her phone.

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

3. What does Lily compare Sam to as they stand in the rain outside Halmoni's cottage?
(a) A tiger.
(b) A bear.
(c) A hen.
(d) A goldfish.

4. What technique is employed when Lily says "Nobody can resist Halmoni. She's like gravity" (25)?
(a) Irony.
(b) Simile.
(c) Paradox.
(d) Metaphor.

5. 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) "A younger person should not criticize an elder person."
(d) "Children are supposed to stay out of their parents' business."

Short Answer Questions

1. What claim does Halmoni make that Lily has a hard time believing?

2. What is the English translation of the Korean word "halmoni"?

3. Naming a town where it always rains "Sunbeam" is an example of what technique?

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

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

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