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

2. In Halmoni's stories, who is "Unya"?
(a) The tiger.
(b) The sky god.
(c) The little sister.
(d) The big sister.

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

4. Where did Sam and Lily live before moving to Washington?
(a) California.
(b) Arizona.
(c) Nevada.
(d) Oregon.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When they leave the library, what does Sam compare Halmoni's house to?

2. What does Sam think is true about Lily's interest in Ricky?

3. What does Sam say that Halmoni's house is full of?

4. On page 8, what does Lily say is the opening of all of Halmoni's stories?

5. Where does Jensen recognize Sam from?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

4. What events in Chapter 9 make Lily feel like her mother does not really know her?

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

6. In the story that the tiger tells Lily in Chapter 22, what sacrifice does the tiger-girl have to make, and how does it make Lily feel?

7. What unusual thing does Ricky seem to wear a lot of, and why does he do it?

8. Who does Lily meet in the library beside Jensen and Joe, and how does she meet him?

9. What are some of the ways that the author foreshadows the revelation that Halmoni is sick?

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

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