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

2. In the beginning of Chapter 15, who does Lily overhear having a conversation?
(a) Joan and Sam.
(b) Halmoni and the tiger.
(c) Joan and Halmoni.
(d) Halmoni and Sam.

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

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

5. When Jensen says that it is almost like folktales are living things, what does Lily feel?
(a) Fear.
(b) Sadness.
(c) Anger.
(d) Happiness.

Short Answer Questions

1. What word does Lily use on page 57 to describe people who have an easy time making and keeping friends?

2. When Halmoni swerves to the side of the road in Chapter 13, Lily thinks that it is because of the tiger--but what other reason does she find out that Halmoni has?

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

4. What does the librarian seem to blame for young people not using the library very much?

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

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