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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 4: Chapters 24-31.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What strange thing does Lily discover about the basement?
(a) It has been entirely painted black.
(b) It does not seem to have been flooded, at all.
(c) It is full of furniture and clothing that she has never seen before.
(d) It is completely empty except for a small gold tiger figure.

2. What kind of child does Halmoni claim that the girls' mother was?
(a) Helpful.
(b) Sneaky.
(c) Talkative.
(d) Selfish.

3. What is the best description of Joan's attitude when she catches Lily in the kitchen in Chapter 28?
(a) Skeptical and reserved.
(b) Cold and critical.
(c) Confused and worried.
(d) Warm and casual.

4. Why does Halmoni refuse to move the boxes in front to the basement door?
(a) She is not feeling well enough.
(b) She says it is an unlucky day.
(c) To upset her daughter.
(d) She is hiding something in the basement.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When Lily goes downstairs in the middle of the night in Chapter 14, who does she have a conversation with?

2. Lily thinks that her mother would call Jensen an "unrelenting optimist" (65). What does this mean?

3. What surprising thing does Ricky tell Lily about his grandfather?

4. When she is talking with Ricky in his kitchen, what does Lily consider for the first time might be true?

5. In Halmoni's stories, who is "Unya"?

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