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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When the girls lived with Halmoni before, where did their mother sleep?
(a) In the attic.
(b) In Halmoni's bedroom.
(c) In the living room.
(d) In the basement.

2. What does the frog figure near Lily and Sam's picture guard?
(a) Their academic success.
(b) Their wealth.
(c) Their health.
(d) Their happiness.

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

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

5. 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.

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

7. When Ricky tells Lily about failing language arts, what is she motivated to share with him?
(a) That her father died.
(b) That she misses being friends with Sam.
(c) That she wishes she were not so shy.
(d) That Halmoni is sick.

8. What "rule" does Lily think she might be breaking when, on page 20, she criticizes the way Sam treats their mother?
(a) "You should keep your critical thoughts to yourself."
(b) "A younger person should not criticize an elder person."
(c) "Children are supposed to stay out of their parents' business."
(d) "Sisters are always supposed to be on the same side."

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

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

11. Which of his hats does Ricky wear to Halmoni's house?
(a) A camouflage-patterned top hat.
(b) A beanie that says "beans" on it.
(c) An old-fashioned newsboy hat.
(d) A bright red corduroy cowboy hat.

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

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

14. When Halmoni arrives home, what do they learn she has been out doing?
(a) She was getting her hair cut.
(b) She was grocery shopping.
(c) She was with her friends.
(d) She was at the doctor.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Lily feel when Jensen meets Sam?

2. When Lily goes downstairs in the middle of the night in Chapter 14, who does she have a conversation with?

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

4. What does Halmoni do to tease her daughter and show support for one of her granddaughters?

5. In her story, how does Halmoni say she trapped the tigers?

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