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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 was Joan's job in California?
(a) University professor.
(b) Accountant.
(c) Nurse.
(d) Research scientist.

2. How does Lily feel when Jensen meets Sam?
(a) Happy, because it makes her think that Sam might start acting nicer to her.
(b) Angry, because she has already asked Sam to stay away from the library.
(c) Embarrassed, because Sam is acting really strangely.
(d) Jealous, because she feels like Sam is stealing her friend.

3. What does Lily say to Ricky in Chapter 19 that makes him feel like he needs to tell her that he is not "stupid" (133)?
(a) That reading is easy and he just has to try harder.
(b) That she has never heard of anyone failing the sixth grade.
(c) That tigers are actually very dangerous.
(d) That real life is not like comic books.

4. What does Ricky compare Halmoni's house to?
(a) The Dragon Thyme restaurant.
(b) A thrift store.
(c) A garden center.
(d) A carnival fun house.

5. What does Lily do at the end of Chapter 9 when she breaks the mug?
(a) Apologizes to her grandmother.
(b) Hides it in the trash.
(c) Pretends that she does not know what happened to it.
(d) Asks Sam to get rid of it.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Lily say Halmoni's house looks like?

3. When Lily hesitates to speak her mind, what does Sam call her, on page 20?

4. How does Lily get Jensen out of the way so that she can talk to Ricky?

5. What "rule" does Lily think she might be breaking when, on page 20, she criticizes the way Sam treats their mother?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What kind of a trap do Lily and Ricky build, and where do they build it?

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

5. What does Lily find inside a pot in the box from the basement, and what does she think is inside?

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

7. 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?

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

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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