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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Lily learn that Halmoni used to sell when she first moved to Sunbeam?
(a) Tea.
(b) Herbs.
(c) Rice cakes.
(d) Cupcakes.

2. Naming a town where it always rains "Sunbeam" is an example of what technique?
(a) Personification.
(b) Euphemism.
(c) Metaphor.
(d) Irony.

3. When Lily traps the tiger in Chapter 21, how does she think the tiger looks?
(a) Disappointed.
(b) Annoyed.
(c) Puzzled.
(d) Worried.

4. What does Ricky compare Halmoni's house to?
(a) The Dragon Thyme restaurant.
(b) A thrift store.
(c) A carnival fun house.
(d) A garden center.

5. What does Ricky say that he and Jensen have in common?
(a) Their mothers both live in other states.
(b) They are both good at talking to people.
(c) They have both lived in Sunbeam all of their lives.
(d) They both love comic books.

6. What piece of jewelry does Halmoni give Lily in Chapter 12?
(a) A brooch.
(b) A bracelet.
(c) A ring.
(d) A necklace.

7. What technique is employed in Lily's description of the attic beds that used to be pushed together but are now far apart?
(a) Simile.
(b) Symbolism.
(c) Onomatopoeia.
(d) Personification.

8. Which of his hats does Ricky wear to Halmoni's house?
(a) An old-fashioned newsboy hat.
(b) A beanie that says "beans" on it.
(c) A camouflage-patterned top hat.
(d) A bright red corduroy cowboy hat.

9. In the story that the tiger tells in Chapter 22, who is the girl trying to save when she makes her bargain with the sky god?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Her daughter.
(c) Her grandmother.
(d) Her sister.

10. How long before they moved did the girls know about their mother's plan to move?
(a) Two weeks.
(b) One month.
(c) Two months.
(d) One week.

11. What is the English translation of the Korean word "halmoni"?
(a) Aunt.
(b) Sister.
(c) Grandmother.
(d) Mother.

12. When Halmoni swerves to the side of the road in Chapter 13, Lily thinks that it is because of the tiger--but what other reason does she find out that Halmoni has?
(a) Halmoni is feeling sick to her stomach.
(b) Halmoni is too scared of the rain to keep driving.
(c) Halmoni does not remember where she is.
(d) Halmoni is angry about Sam and Lily's bickering.

13. What does the tiger ask for at the end of Chapter 22?
(a) Rice cakes.
(b) Halmoni's necklace.
(c) Mugwort.
(d) Pine nuts.

14. What does Lily say that causes Sam to tell Lily that she is naive?
(a) She does not think their mother dated anyone before their father.
(b) She does not think that Halmoni and their mother ever argue.
(c) She thinks that their new school will be even better than their old school.
(d) She thinks that they will have a lot of fun at Halmoni's house.

15. When the girls lived with Halmoni before, where did their mother sleep?
(a) In Halmoni's bedroom.
(b) In the living room.
(c) In the basement.
(d) In the attic.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Ricky, what is "Tiger Trapmaster" (122)?

2. What does Lily compare Sam to as they stand in the rain outside Halmoni's cottage?

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

4. What word does Lily use on page 57 to describe people who have an easy time making and keeping friends?

5. What does Lily say is her "superpower" (1)?

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