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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 5: Chapters 32-39.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What claim does Halmoni make that Lily has a hard time believing?
(a) Halmoni claims that there is a tiger in the basement.
(b) Halmoni claims that the tiger appeared because Sam called to it.
(c) Halmoni claims to have stolen something from the tigers.
(d) Halmoni claims that the girls' mother saw the tiger when she was a child.

2. What nice thing does Sam do for Lily in the beginning of Chapter 20?
(a) Admits that she needs to be kinder to Lily.
(b) Lets her try on some of her clothes.
(c) Teaches her a new way to do her hair.
(d) Finally agrees to listen to the tiger story.

3. Why does Lily call Ricky at the end of Chapter 24?
(a) She wants to figure out where his mother is.
(b) She wants to see his house.
(c) She wants to meet his dad.
(d) She wants to use his kitchen.

4. What is the best description of Lily's feelings when Sam tells her mother about the mud in Ricky's pudding cup?
(a) She feels confused.
(b) She feels betrayed.
(c) She feels discouraged.
(d) She feels embarrassed.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lily notice on Halmoni's nightstand in Chapter 8?

2. Joan's search for the rice and the rice that Lily found on the stairs are examples of what plotting device?

3. When Lily asks her mother whether she was ever ashamed of Halmoni when she was young, what does Joan answer?

4. In the story that the tiger tells in Chapter 22, who is the girl trying to save when she makes her bargain with the sky god?

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

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