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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Lily compare Sam to as they stand in the rain outside Halmoni's cottage?
(a) A goldfish.
(b) A hen.
(c) A bear.
(d) A tiger.

2. Where does Halmoni tell Lily and Sam stories hide?
(a) In the leaves of jungle trees.
(b) Among the stars.
(c) At the bottom of their teacups.
(d) In their pockets.

3. What does the librarian seem to blame for young people not using the library very much?
(a) The library's location.
(b) The library's poor collection.
(c) The internet.
(d) His own grouchiness.

4. What treat does Jensen offer Lily at the library?
(a) Peanut butter cups.
(b) A blueberry muffin.
(c) A sticky bun.
(d) A chocolate cupcake.

5. What is the name of the older man who works at the library?
(a) Tom.
(b) Bob.
(c) Joe.
(d) Fred.

6. What technique is employed in Lily's description of the attic beds that used to be pushed together but are now far apart?
(a) Onomatopoeia.
(b) Personification.
(c) Simile.
(d) Symbolism.

7. What does Lily do at the end of Chapter 9 when she breaks the mug?
(a) Pretends that she does not know what happened to it.
(b) Apologizes to her grandmother.
(c) Hides it in the trash.
(d) Asks Sam to get rid of it.

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

9. In Halmoni's story in Chapter 8, who is the original storyteller?
(a) The stars.
(b) The tiger.
(c) A princess in the sky.
(d) The sky god.

10. 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?
(a) Halmoni does not remember where she is.
(b) Halmoni is angry about Sam and Lily's bickering.
(c) Halmoni is feeling sick to her stomach.
(d) Halmoni is too scared of the rain to keep driving.

11. When the tiger agrees to help Halmoni, what new condition does she add to the bargain?
(a) Lily will have to keep the transaction a secret.
(b) Lily will have to get Sam to help her.
(c) Lily will have to give her Halmoni's stories.
(d) Lily will have to listen to the stories.

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

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

14. According to Ricky, what is "Tiger Trapmaster" (122)?
(a) The name of the comic book he got the idea from.
(b) The name of the trap they are building.
(c) His superhero name.
(d) Lily's superhero name.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What piece of jewelry does Halmoni give Lily in Chapter 12?

2. What does the frog figure near Lily and Sam's picture guard?

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

4. What is the English translation of the Korean word "halmoni"?

5. In the story that the tiger tells in Chapter 22, what can the human girl turn into?

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