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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. When Lily goes downstairs in the middle of the night in Chapter 14, who does she have a conversation with?
(a) Sam.
(b) The tiger.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Halmoni.

2. What does Lily think she needs to do in order to make Halmoni well again?
(a) Go to the library and learn about her grandmother's illness.
(b) Get a job so the family can pay for treatments.
(c) Give the tiger back the stories that Halmoni stole.
(d) Be a better daughter and granddaughter.

3. What surprising thing does Ricky tell Lily about his grandfather?
(a) He dated Halmoni.
(b) He hunted tigers.
(c) He is Korean.
(d) He will be Lily's teacher in the fall.

4. What does Lily say that causes Sam to tell Lily that she is naive?
(a) She does not think that Halmoni and their mother ever argue.
(b) She does not think their mother dated anyone before their father.
(c) She thinks that their new school will be even better than their old school.
(d) She thinks that they will have a lot of fun at Halmoni's house.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When Jensen says that it is almost like folktales are living things, what does Lily feel?

2. What "rule" does Lily think she might be breaking when, on page 20, she criticizes the way Sam treats their mother?

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

4. What physical feature does Jensen have that Halmoni has told Lily is "lucky" (63)?

5. What does Halmoni do to tease her daughter and show support for one of her granddaughters?

(see the answer key)

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