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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 6: Chapters 40-46.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. On page 8, what does Lily say is the opening of all of Halmoni's stories?
(a) "Long, long ago, when tiger walked like a man."
(b) "When I was a little girl in Korea."
(c) "My grandmother told me, and now I am telling you."
(d) "Long before there was a sun and moon."

3. When Sam pretends to hand a star to Lily in Halmoni's hospital room, what is she saying with this gesture?
(a) That Lily should be the one to tell the story.
(b) That Lily is the one that Halmoni loves best.
(c) That she is playing along in order to be a good older sister.
(d) That she now believes in the same magic that Lily believes in.

4. When Halmoni gets confused in the restaurant, who does Lily blame?
(a) Her mother, for arguing with Halmoni.
(b) Sam, for asking questions about the past.
(c) Herself, for unleashing the story's consequence.
(d) Halmoni, for overtaxing herself.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What word does Ricky try to use in Chapter 34 because he wants Lily to feel comfortable and respected?

2. In Chapter 34, what does Ricky advise Lily she should do to improve her tiger trap?

3. When Lily gets to the library in Chapter 16, what does Joe tell her?

4. What has physically changed about Halmoni since Lily last saw her?

5. When Lily comes downstairs in the beginning of Chapter 29, what does she find Halmoni doing?

(see the answer key)

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