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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Jensen says that it is almost like folktales are living things, what does Lily feel?
(a) Fear.
(b) Sadness.
(c) Anger.
(d) Happiness.

2. What physical feature does Jensen have that Halmoni has told Lily is "lucky" (63)?
(a) Curly hair.
(b) Freckles.
(c) Warm hands.
(d) Blue eyes.

3. When Lily was little, what did she think the library across the street looked like?
(a) The brick house from "The Three Little Pigs."
(b) The gingerbread house from "Hansel and Gretel."
(c) The bears' house from "Goldilocks."
(d) The grandmother's house from "Little Red Riding Hood."

4. Why does Halmoni refuse to move the boxes in front to the basement door?
(a) She says it is an unlucky day.
(b) She is hiding something in the basement.
(c) She is not feeling well enough.
(d) To upset her daughter.

5. 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 asks Jensen to get her a snack.
(d) She tells Jensen that Joe needs her.

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

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

8. What piece of jewelry does Halmoni give Lily in Chapter 12?
(a) A ring.
(b) A necklace.
(c) A bracelet.
(d) A brooch.

9. What part of Halmoni's tiger story do Lily and Sam disagree about in Chapter 20?
(a) Whether the tiger has good intentions.
(b) Whether the tiger dies in the end.
(c) Which sister becomes the moon.
(d) Which sister opens the window.

10. What kind of child does Halmoni claim that the girls' mother was?
(a) Selfish.
(b) Sneaky.
(c) Talkative.
(d) Helpful.

11. Who is the only person that Lily says her "invisibility never works on" (25)?
(a) Herself.
(b) Halmoni.
(c) Sam.
(d) Her mother.

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

13. Lily thinks that her mother would call Jensen an "unrelenting optimist" (65). What does this mean?
(a) Jensen is clever and good with words.
(b) Jensen is friendly and outgoing.
(c) Jensen always tries to look on the bright side of things.
(d) Jensen believes that hard work can make anything possible.

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

15. In Chapter 16, what objection to stories does Sam express?
(a) They include evil characters who sometimes win.
(b) They teach people that life is sometimes sad.
(c) They present magic as if it is real.
(d) They try to teach boring lessons.

Short Answer Questions

1. Naming a town where it always rains "Sunbeam" is an example of what technique?

2. 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?

3. In the story that the tiger tells in Chapter 22, why is the girl lonely?

4. In the beginning of Chapter 15, who does Lily overhear having a conversation?

5. When Lily hears a "thud" and thinks they have hit something with their car, what is she really hearing?

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