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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. On page 271, what does Halmoni say the "strongest thing" sometimes is?

2. In Chapter 45, what does Lily suddenly realize is about to happen?

3. What does Lily compare the shattering jars to?

4. Why is Sam scared to drive herself and Lily to the hospital?

5. What theory about the tiger's appearances outside of their car does Lily explain in Chapter 40?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Lily tell Ricky his house reminds her of, and why does she feel bad about saying it?

2. In Chapter 39, what does Sam confess to Lily about her response to their father's death?

3. When Lily returns to Halmoni's hospital room in Chapter 42, what does Halmoni tell Lily about her own mother and about Lily also seeing her?

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

5. In Chapter 38, what does Lily learn about Sam's adventures outside the house at night?

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

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

8. 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?

9. In Chapter 40, what evidence is there that the tiger might actually be real?

10. In the tiger's second story, who is the girl and what happens to her?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay in which you make and defend a claim about Lily's "invisibility." Support your ideas with textual evidence.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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