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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 unusual thing does Lily see in Chapter 15 that makes her very worried about Halmoni?
(a) Her mother is crying.
(b) Halmoni is talking to the empty air.
(c) The tiger is in Halmoni's room now.
(d) Sam is reading about Korean herbal medicine.

2. In Halmoni's story in Chapter 8, who is the original storyteller?
(a) The stars.
(b) The tiger.
(c) The sky god.
(d) A princess in the sky.

3. Who is the only person that Lily says her "invisibility never works on" (25)?
(a) Halmoni.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Herself.
(d) Sam.

4. On page 8, what does Lily say is the opening of all of Halmoni's stories?
(a) "My grandmother told me, and now I am telling you."
(b) "Long before there was a sun and moon."
(c) "When I was a little girl in Korea."
(d) "Long, long ago, when tiger walked like a man."

5. When Lily hears a "thud" and thinks they have hit something with their car, what is she really hearing?
(a) Thunder.
(b) Their mother hitting the steering wheel with her hand.
(c) Something falling over in the trunk.
(d) Sam dropping her phone.

Short Answer Questions

1. What surprising thing does Ricky tell Lily about his grandfather?

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

3. In Chapter 16, what objection to stories does Sam express?

4. Where does Jensen recognize Sam from?

5. What does Lily compare Sam to as they stand in the rain outside Halmoni's cottage?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. When Lily goes to the library and asks Ricky for help, what does he suggest, and what is her reaction?

4. What feeling that Lily already struggled with in the library does Sam experience in the grocery store, and why?

5. What does QAG stand for in this story, and why is it a mean thing for Sam to call Lily?

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

7. What incidents in Chapters 10 and 13 show Lily that people can be both good and bad?

8. What mixture of emotions does Lily feel about her "invisibility"?

9. In what way is Jensen mostly responsible for Lily getting to know Ricky in the library?

10. What does Lily learn in Chapter 9 about her grandmother's immigration to the United States?

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