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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 2: Chapters 8-15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What "rule" does Lily think she might be breaking when, on page 20, she criticizes the way Sam treats their mother?
(a) "A younger person should not criticize an elder person."
(b) "Sisters are always supposed to be on the same side."
(c) "Children are supposed to stay out of their parents' business."
(d) "You should keep your critical thoughts to yourself."

2. Lily thinks that her mother would call Jensen an "unrelenting optimist" (65). What does this mean?
(a) Jensen always tries to look on the bright side of things.
(b) Jensen believes that hard work can make anything possible.
(c) Jensen is friendly and outgoing.
(d) Jensen is clever and good with words.

3. When Lily is eavesdropping on Ricky and his father, what does she hide behind?
(a) Rolls of paper towel.
(b) Soda bottles.
(c) Cereal boxes.
(d) Cans of beans.

4. What surprising thing does Ricky tell Lily about his grandfather?
(a) He will be Lily's teacher in the fall.
(b) He dated Halmoni.
(c) He is Korean.
(d) He hunted tigers.

5. What claim does Halmoni make that Lily has a hard time believing?
(a) Halmoni claims that the tiger appeared because Sam called to it.
(b) Halmoni claims that the girls' mother saw the tiger when she was a child.
(c) Halmoni claims that there is a tiger in the basement.
(d) Halmoni claims to have stolen something from the tigers.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When Lily hears a "thud" and thinks they have hit something with their car, what is she really hearing?

3. What has physically changed about Halmoni since Lily last saw her?

4. Why does Halmoni refuse to move the boxes in front to the basement door?

5. Where did Sam and Lily live before moving to Washington?

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