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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Lily say Halmoni's house looks like?
(a) Secrets.
(b) Stories.
(c) Love.
(d) Magic.

2. What does Halmoni say the sad stories are about?
(a) Her childhood.
(b) Korean history.
(c) Tiger hunting.
(d) Diseases and death.

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

4. Who suggests that the family eat at Dragon Thyme in Chapter 23?
(a) Ae-Cha.
(b) Sam.
(c) Lily.
(d) Joan.

5. Where did Sam and Lily live before moving to Washington?
(a) Nevada.
(b) California.
(c) Arizona.
(d) Oregon.

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

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

8. In the beginning of Chapter 15, who does Lily overhear having a conversation?
(a) Halmoni and the tiger.
(b) Joan and Sam.
(c) Joan and Halmoni.
(d) Halmoni and Sam.

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

10. When Lily is eavesdropping on Ricky and his father, what does she hide behind?
(a) Cereal boxes.
(b) Cans of beans.
(c) Rolls of paper towel.
(d) Soda bottles.

11. What part of the story that the tiger tells in Chapter 22 makes Lily wonder if the story is about Halmoni?
(a) The mugwort.
(b) The pearl pendant.
(c) The mountain.
(d) The bargain with the sky god.

12. What strange thing does Lily discover about the basement?
(a) It is full of furniture and clothing that she has never seen before.
(b) It does not seem to have been flooded, at all.
(c) It is completely empty except for a small gold tiger figure.
(d) It has been entirely painted black.

13. What does Lily think she sees in the road?
(a) A tiger.
(b) A rabbit.
(c) A dog.
(d) A bear.

14. When they leave the library, what does Sam compare Halmoni's house to?
(a) A witch's cottage.
(b) A castle.
(c) A prison.
(d) A fishing shack.

15. In Chapter 11, why has Ricky come to the library?
(a) To get a book about tigers.
(b) For tutoring.
(c) He has a message for the librarian.
(d) To get comic books.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Lily was little, what did she think the library across the street looked like?

2. What kind of child does Halmoni claim that the girls' mother was?

3. In the opening of the story, what are Sam and their mother fighting about?

4. What technique is employed when Lily says "Nobody can resist Halmoni. She's like gravity" (25)?

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

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