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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 3: Chapters 16-23.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What side-effect of Halmoni's illness explains something that has been puzzling Lily about the basement?
(a) Her nausea.
(b) Her paranoia.
(c) Her fatigue.
(d) Her hallucinations.

2. What does Halmoni tell Lily is the "bravest thing of all" (51)?
(a) Believing.
(b) Breaking a bad rule.
(c) Loving.
(d) Telling the truth.

3. What word does Lily use on page 57 to describe people who have an easy time making and keeping friends?
(a) "Sticky."
(b) "Glowing."
(c) "Magnetic."
(d) "Magic."

4. When Lily is eavesdropping on Ricky and his father, what does she hide behind?
(a) Cereal boxes.
(b) Rolls of paper towel.
(c) Soda bottles.
(d) Cans of beans.

5. What strange thing does Lily discover about the basement?
(a) It has been entirely painted black.
(b) It is completely empty except for a small gold tiger figure.
(c) It does not seem to have been flooded, at all.
(d) It is full of furniture and clothing that she has never seen before.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Lily think she sees in the road?

3. 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?

4. What does Lily compare Sam to as they stand in the rain outside Halmoni's cottage?

5. In Halmoni's stories, who is "Unya"?

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