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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 1: Chapters 1-7.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When Lily hears a "thud" and thinks they have hit something with their car, what is she really hearing?
(a) Something falling over in the trunk.
(b) Their mother hitting the steering wheel with her hand.
(c) Thunder.
(d) Sam dropping her phone.

3. What does Lily compare Sam to as they stand in the rain outside Halmoni's cottage?
(a) A tiger.
(b) A bear.
(c) A hen.
(d) A goldfish.

4. What has physically changed about Halmoni since Lily last saw her?
(a) She has cut her hair short.
(b) She is thinner.
(c) She has stopped dying her hair.
(d) She is not wearing makeup.

5. What technique is employed when Lily says "Nobody can resist Halmoni. She's like gravity" (25)?
(a) Paradox.
(b) Simile.
(c) Irony.
(d) Metaphor.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Lily hesitates to speak her mind, what does Sam call her, on page 20?

2. In the opening of the story, what are Sam and their mother fighting about?

3. When the girls lived with Halmoni before, where did their mother sleep?

4. What do Lily, Sam, and their mother discover when they get to Halmoni's door?

5. Naming a town where it always rains "Sunbeam" is an example of what technique?

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