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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of child does Halmoni claim that the girls' mother was?
(a) Sneaky.
(b) Selfish.
(c) Helpful.
(d) Talkative.

2. In her story, how does Halmoni say she trapped the tigers?
(a) By building a wall of stones in front of their caves.
(b) By flooding the path down the mountain.
(c) By planting mugwort all around the mountain.
(d) By luring them into a cage.

3. What treat does Jensen offer Lily at the library?
(a) Peanut butter cups.
(b) A chocolate cupcake.
(c) A sticky bun.
(d) A blueberry muffin.

4. When the tiger agrees to help Halmoni, what new condition does she add to the bargain?
(a) Lily will have to keep the transaction a secret.
(b) Lily will have to get Sam to help her.
(c) Lily will have to listen to the stories.
(d) Lily will have to give her Halmoni's stories.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What confuses Lily about the way Ricky talks about his mother?

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

3. In Chapter 11, why has Ricky come to the library?

4. What unusual thing does Lily see in Chapter 15 that makes her very worried about Halmoni?

5. Who suggests that the family eat at Dragon Thyme in Chapter 23?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens between Ricky and his father in the grocery store, and what does Halmoni tell them?

2. When the girls and their mother get to Halmoni's house, how does their mother get them inside, and what does it reveal to the girls?

3. When Sam and Lily's mother is trying to get the girls out of the car at Halmoni's, what happens that shows how Lily gets put in the middle of Sam and their mother's fights?

4. Why does Lily feel more sure about telling Halmoni about the tiger than she does about telling Sam?

5. When Sam is doing Lily's hair in Chapter 20, what reasons does she give for disliking Halmoni's tiger story?

6. What does Halmoni tell Lily that she stole, and why?

7. When they are finally inside Halmoni's house, besides the fact that Halmoni is missing, what else strikes them as odd?

8. When Sam comes into the library looking for Lily, what is she mad about, and what temporarily distracts her from her anger?

9. What happens when the box slips from Ricky's hands, and why is it so upsetting to Lily?

10. When and why did Lily and Sam live with Halmoni, before?

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