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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the tiger ask for at the end of Chapter 22?
(a) Pine nuts.
(b) Mugwort.
(c) Halmoni's necklace.
(d) Rice cakes.

2. How does Lily get Jensen out of the way so that she can talk to Ricky?
(a) She tells Jensen that she thinks she left her phone in the staff room.
(b) She asks Jensen to find her a book.
(c) She tells Jensen that Joe needs her.
(d) She asks Jensen to get her a snack.

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

4. What do Lily, Sam, and their mother discover when they get to Halmoni's door?
(a) Halmoni is not home.
(b) Halmoni is sick, in bed.
(c) Halmoni has an unexpected guest.
(d) Halmoni is not happy to see them.

5. What does Ricky say that he and Jensen have in common?
(a) They both love comic books.
(b) They have both lived in Sunbeam all of their lives.
(c) Their mothers both live in other states.
(d) They are both good at talking to people.

6. When Lily goes downstairs in the middle of the night in Chapter 14, who does she have a conversation with?
(a) Halmoni.
(b) Sam.
(c) Her mother.
(d) The tiger.

7. What does Sam say that Halmoni's house is full of?
(a) Stories.
(b) Love.
(c) Magic.
(d) Secrets.

8. In her story, how does Halmoni say she trapped the tigers?
(a) By flooding the path down the mountain.
(b) By building a wall of stones in front of their caves.
(c) By planting mugwort all around the mountain.
(d) By luring them into a cage.

9. When Lily tells Sam Halmoni's story about stealing stories, what does Sam think is true about her grandmother?
(a) She has a mental illness.
(b) She was only teasing Lily with this story.
(c) She is more magical than Sam realized.
(d) She is less honest than she pretends.

10. Where does Jensen recognize Sam from?
(a) Dragon Thyme.
(b) The grocery store.
(c) Social media.
(d) Elementary school.

11. When they are at the restaurant in Chapter 23, what does Halmoni tease her daughter about?
(a) Sneaking out to meet boyfriends.
(b) Sam's unusual hair.
(c) Not knowing how to cook.
(d) Moving the boxes without her mother's permission.

12. What does Lily learn that Halmoni used to sell when she first moved to Sunbeam?
(a) Herbs.
(b) Tea.
(c) Cupcakes.
(d) Rice cakes.

13. What does Sam think is true about Lily's interest in Ricky?
(a) That Lily feels sorry for Ricky.
(b) That Lily is using Ricky to help her trap a tiger.
(c) That Lily has a crush on Ricky.
(d) That Lily just wants to be friends with Ricky.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lily say to Ricky in Chapter 19 that makes him feel like he needs to tell her that he is not "stupid" (133)?

2. When Halmoni arrives home, what do they learn she has been out doing?

3. How long before they moved did the girls know about their mother's plan to move?

4. What does Joan say to her mother in the restaurant that she immediately regrets saying?

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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