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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 side-effect of Halmoni's illness explains something that has been puzzling Lily about the basement?

2. What technique is employed when Lily says "Nobody can resist Halmoni. She's like gravity" (25)?

3. What does Lily say that causes Sam to tell Lily that she is naive?

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

5. 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)?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 19, what does Ricky tell Lily about the tutoring he is receiving at the library?

2. When and why did Lily and Sam live with Halmoni, before?

3. What does Lily learn about her grandmother in Chapter 15, and what decision does it cause her to make?

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

5. In this story, what is kosa, and why is it important?

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

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

8. 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?

9. When Lily tells Halmoni about seeing the tiger again, what does Halmoni do?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay in which you make and defend a claim about Joan's characterization as a mother to Sam and Lily; what are her strengths and weaknesses, and what evidence in the text backs up your assertions?

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay in which you make and defend a claim about the book's thematic motif of courage or bravery. Support your ideas with evidence from the text.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay in which you analyze how Ricky's hats are used as an element of characterization. Be sure to support your ideas with textual evidence.

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