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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What physical feature does Jensen have that Halmoni has told Lily is "lucky" (63)?
2. What does Lily say Halmoni's house looks like?
3. Where did Sam and Lily live before moving to Washington?
4. Where does Halmoni tell Lily and Sam stories hide?
5. What technique is employed in Lily's description of the attic beds that used to be pushed together but are now far apart?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Halmoni tell Lily that she stole, and why?
2. What mixture of emotions does Lily feel about her "invisibility"?
3. Why does Lily feel more sure about telling Halmoni about the tiger than she does about telling Sam?
4. When and why did Lily and Sam live with Halmoni, before?
5. What events in Chapter 9 make Lily feel like her mother does not really know her?
6. In Chapter 19, what does Ricky tell Lily about the tutoring he is receiving at the library?
7. What does QAG stand for in this story, and why is it a mean thing for Sam to call Lily?
8. In this story, what is kosa, and why is it important?
9. What does Lily learn about her grandmother in Chapter 15, and what decision does it cause her to make?
10. 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?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay that makes and defends a claim about the symbolic role that rain plays in the novel. Support your assertions with evidence from the text.
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay in which you explain Halmoni's comment, on page 270, that Lily's special power is that she can "see." Give examples from throughout the text that support your interpretation of Halmoni's words.
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay in which you make and defend a claim about the role that magic plays in the novel. Support your ideas with evidence from the text.
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