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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Joan say to her mother in the restaurant that she immediately regrets saying?
(a) That she does not believe in her mother's stories.
(b) That she wanted to move away from home.
(c) That she hates rice cakes.
(d) That Halmoni was not always a very nice mother.

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

3. What nice thing does Sam do for Lily in the beginning of Chapter 20?
(a) Lets her try on some of her clothes.
(b) Finally agrees to listen to the tiger story.
(c) Admits that she needs to be kinder to Lily.
(d) Teaches her a new way to do her hair.

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

5. 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)?
(a) That she has never heard of anyone failing the sixth grade.
(b) That reading is easy and he just has to try harder.
(c) That real life is not like comic books.
(d) That tigers are actually very dangerous.

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

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

8. 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 not feeling well enough.
(c) She is hiding something in the basement.
(d) To upset her daughter.

9. What has physically changed about Halmoni since Lily last saw her?
(a) She is not wearing makeup.
(b) She has cut her hair short.
(c) She has stopped dying her hair.
(d) She is thinner.

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

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

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

13. How long before they moved did the girls know about their mother's plan to move?
(a) One month.
(b) Two months.
(c) Two weeks.
(d) One week.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ricky compare Halmoni's house to?

2. In Chapter 16, what objection to stories does Sam express?

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

4. When they are at the restaurant in Chapter 23, what does Halmoni tease her daughter about?

5. Where does Jensen recognize Sam from?

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