View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What surprising thing does Ricky tell Lily about his grandfather?
(a) He will be Lily's teacher in the fall.
(b) He is Korean.
(c) He dated Halmoni.
(d) He hunted tigers.

2. In the story that the tiger tells in Chapter 22, who is the girl trying to save when she makes her bargain with the sky god?
(a) Her grandmother.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Her daughter.
(d) Her sister.

3. At the library, why does Ricky start to ask Lily so many questions about herself?
(a) He appreciates what Halmoni said to his father at the grocery store.
(b) He is trying to delay his tutoring session.
(c) He has already forgotten meeting her, before.
(d) He has a crush on Lily.

4. What claim does Halmoni make that Lily has a hard time believing?
(a) Halmoni claims that the tiger appeared because Sam called to it.
(b) Halmoni claims to have stolen something from the tigers.
(c) Halmoni claims that there is a tiger in the basement.
(d) Halmoni claims that the girls' mother saw the tiger when she was a child.

5. When Jensen says that it is almost like folktales are living things, what does Lily feel?
(a) Fear.
(b) Happiness.
(c) Anger.
(d) Sadness.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the English translation of the Korean word "halmoni"?

2. What does Lily say on page 125 to keep Sam from calling their mother about Ricky's visit?

3. When Halmoni arrives home, what do they learn she has been out doing?

4. 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)?

5. When Ricky tells Lily about failing language arts, what is she motivated to share with him?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. 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?

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

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

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

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 1,053 words (approx. 4 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample