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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the best description of Lily's feelings when Sam tells her mother about the mud in Ricky's pudding cup?
(a) She feels discouraged.
(b) She feels embarrassed.
(c) She feels betrayed.
(d) She feels confused.

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

3. Where does Sam stop the car on the way to the hospital?
(a) In the parking lot of Dragon Thyme.
(b) At Jensen's house.
(c) In the road in front of the library.
(d) Halfway down Halmoni's driveway.

4. What does Jensen pull Sam away to help her with in Chapter 30?
(a) Organizing tables for the bake sale.
(b) A poster.
(c) An email newsletter.
(d) Shelving books.

5. In Chapter 41, what does the tiger tell Lily the tiger-girl has learned?
(a) That family can come in many forms.
(b) That love is more important than being right.
(c) That stories are a way of connecting people.
(d) That it is possible to be more than just one thing.

6. What is Sam doing at the window in the middle of the night at the beginning of Chapter 26?
(a) Watching the stars.
(b) Getting ready to drop a rope out.
(c) Signaling to a friend outside.
(d) Tossing her backpack out.

7. In Chapter 30, who upsets Lily by referring to Halmoni as "The crazy witch lady" (208)?
(a) Ricky.
(b) Jensen.
(c) Conner.
(d) Adam.

8. On the seventh night after Halmoni dies, what favorite food does Ricky text Lily about?
(a) Muffins.
(b) Rice cakes.
(c) Cupcakes.
(d) Pudding cups.

9. What term is it reasonable to apply to the situation Lily describes when she says that she does not understand how Halmoni can be the only person who really sees her and yet also the person who makes her mother feel forgotten?
(a) Juxtaposition.
(b) Personification.
(c) Irony.
(d) Oxymoron.

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

11. What additional circumstance makes it even harder for Sam to drive herself and Lily to the hospital?
(a) It is raining hard.
(b) She has never driven in the dark.
(c) She burned her hand cooking with Halmoni.
(d) She hurt her hand climbing back into the house.

12. What does Sam put in her pocket before she goes to Ricky's house in Chapter 34?
(a) Mugwort.
(b) Rice.
(c) Rice cakes.
(d) Pine nuts.

13. When Sam talks about their father, what does Lily suddenly remember?
(a) Her dad making them milkshakes.
(b) Her dad reading them bedtime stories.
(c) Her dad pushing her on the swing.
(d) Her dad's eyes watering when he ate kimchi.

14. In the tiger's second story, what does the grandmother put in the jars?
(a) Stories.
(b) Stars.
(c) Love.
(d) Night.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. With Halmoni gone, how does the house feel, to Lily?

2. When Sam and Lily get to Halmoni's room, what is Joan doing?

3. What does Lily decide to make in the middle of the night in Chapter 45?

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

5. When Lily comes downstairs in the beginning of Chapter 29, what does she find Halmoni doing?

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