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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. In Chapter 40, what does Lily realize about Sam's attitude toward Halmoni's magic?

2. What does Joe give Lily when she gets to the library in Chapter 30?

3. When Lily asks her mother whether she was ever ashamed of Halmoni when she was young, what does Joan answer?

4. When Lily sees the tiger in Chapter 40, what does the tiger make her apologize for?

5. When Halmoni sees Lily's necklace in Chapter 29, what does she ask her?

Short Essay Questions

1. At the end of the book, what ceremony from the beginning of the book is repeated in a new way?

2. What things about Ricky's family does Lily learn on the way to his house in Chapter 25?

3. Why does Lily want to throw away the rice cakes before even baking them, and how does Ricky convince her not to?

4. How does the story that Lily tells in Chapter 43 change Halmoni's original tiger story to reflect Lily's new understanding of her family?

5. In Chapter 34, what does Lily find out about Ricky's mother and how she is connected to his failure to work hard getting ready for his language arts test?

6. In the beginning of Chapter 40, what is Lily's plan to get herself and Sam to the hospital?

7. When Lily gets to the hospital in Chapter 41, what two things tell her that Halmoni is dying?

8. When Lily goes upstairs in Chapter 33, in what way is she using Sam's example to guide her own behavior?

9. When Lily sees Rick Everett in Chapter 34, what does she immediately say to him, and what is his response?

10. What do Ricky and his friends say at the library that upsets Lily, and how does she react?

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 the novel's setting in Sunbeam, Washington. Use evidence from the text to support your ideas.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay that makes and defends a claim about the purpose of including the Dragon Thyme restaurant in the novel. Support your ideas with evidence from the text.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay in which you compare and contrast Lily's home with Ricky's home and explore what significance their similarities and differences have. Support your ideas with evidence from the text.

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