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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On their way home from the restaurant, how much time does Joan say Halmoni probably has left?
(a) One to two months.
(b) One to two weeks.
(c) Two months to a year.
(d) A week to two months.

2. When Lily sees the tiger in Chapter 40, what does the tiger make her apologize for?
(a) Disobeying her mother.
(b) Calling the tiger a monster.
(c) Telling Sam about seeing the tiger.
(d) Causing Halmoni to overexert herself.

3. When Lily enters the kitchen in the beginning of Chapter 32, what is her mother looking for?
(a) Rice.
(b) Herbs.
(c) Crackers.
(d) Medicine.

4. In the tiger's second story, what does the girl ask her grandmother to do?
(a) Tell her about her mother.
(b) Sing to her.
(c) Tell her stories.
(d) Teach her to make rice cakes.

5. In Lily's story in Chapter 43, who is the "new" sky god?
(a) Lily's grandmother.
(b) Lily's mother.
(c) Lily.
(d) Lily's great-grandmother.

6. On page 171, what does Joan say that Lily thinks "moms are never supposed to say"?
(a) "I've lost hope."
(b) "I don't know."
(c) "I need help."
(d) "I don't care."

7. In Chapter 40, what does Lily realize about Sam's attitude toward Halmoni's magic?
(a) Sam has been afraid that she could not be a part of the magic.
(b) Sam has always believed that Halmoni is just pretending about magic.
(c) Sam wants to be more like her mother and less like Halmoni.
(d) Sam thinks that she is too modern and smart to believe in magic.

8. When Lily is looking out the window as Halmoni is dying, what does she see?
(a) The stars.
(b) Halmoni's reflection in the glass.
(c) The full moon.
(d) Two little spots of light, like eyes.

9. When they are stopped in the car on the way to the hospital, what does Sam apologize to Lily for?
(a) Giving her the silent treatment.
(b) Calling her a QAG.
(c) Being so angry all the time.
(d) Forgetting that sisters should stick together.

10. In the tiger's second story, what calls to the girl?
(a) The forest.
(b) The mountains.
(c) The sea.
(d) The sky.

11. When Lily goes up to her bedroom in Chapter 36, what is the thumping noise that she hears?
(a) Sam climbing up the rope to their room.
(b) Halmoni falling in the kitchen.
(c) The tiger bounding up the stairs behind her.
(d) Joan coming in and slamming the front door.

12. What does Joan warn Lily is a side-effect of the herbs that Halmoni takes for her nausea?
(a) Insomnia.
(b) Vivid dreams and nightmares.
(c) Falling asleep at unpredictable times.
(d) Sleepwalking.

13. What theory about the tiger's appearances outside of their car does Lily explain in Chapter 40?
(a) The tiger was trying to guide them safely home.
(b) The tiger was tracking them to find Halmoni's house.
(c) The tiger was hoping that Halmoni would see her.
(d) The tiger was trying to warn her about Halmoni's health.

14. On page 278, when Lily says that she is scared, what does Joan tell her?
(a) "You're not alone."
(b) "There's nothing to be scared of."
(c) "Sam and I are scared, too."
(d) "Be brave for Halmoni."

15. What does Lily decide to make in the middle of the night in Chapter 45?
(a) Sweet and sour chicken.
(b) Rice cakes.
(c) Kalbi.
(d) Kimchi.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the tiger's second story, how does the girl's wrist feel when the grandmother touches it?

2. What detail in Lily's story in Chapter 43 lets the reader know that it is set in modern times?

3. What does Lily have to substitute for bean paste in her rice cakes?

4. When Sam and Lily arrive at Halmoni's hospital room, whom does Halmoni say she wants to speak to?

5. What is Joan trying to tell Lily when Halmoni starts trying to make her eat a piece of kalbi?

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