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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On page 271, what does Halmoni say the "strongest thing" sometimes is?
(a) "To believe."
(b) "To be brave."
(c) "To have hope."
(d) "To stop running."

2. When Lily sees the tiger in Chapter 40, what does the tiger make her apologize for?
(a) Telling Sam about seeing the tiger.
(b) Calling the tiger a monster.
(c) Disobeying her mother.
(d) Causing Halmoni to overexert herself.

3. With Halmoni gone, how does the house feel, to Lily?
(a) Empty and quiet.
(b) Cold and bare.
(c) Suffocating and small.
(d) Spooky and upsetting.

4. What technique is used when, on page 174, Lily says that Ricky's house "is a stuffy lady who works in a fancy museum"?
(a) Metaphor.
(b) Understatement.
(c) Irony.
(d) Paradox.

5. When does Sam think that you really lose a person who dies?
(a) When you can no longer remember their voice.
(b) When you forget the sound of their laughter.
(c) When you can no longer picture their face.
(d) When you forget your stories about them.

6. On page 220, Joan refers to Halmoni as "eccentric." What does this mean is true about Halmoni?
(a) That she usually goes too far in the things she says and does.
(b) That she does not always do things the way that other people do them.
(c) That she is exciting and unpredictable.
(d) That she holds herself to a higher standard than most people do.

7. What does Jensen pull Sam away to help her with in Chapter 30?
(a) An email newsletter.
(b) Organizing tables for the bake sale.
(c) A poster.
(d) Shelving books.

8. When Sam talks about their father, what does Lily suddenly remember?
(a) Her dad reading them bedtime stories.
(b) Her dad pushing her on the swing.
(c) Her dad's eyes watering when he ate kimchi.
(d) Her dad making them milkshakes.

9. On page 278, when Lily says that she is scared, what does Joan tell her?
(a) "There's nothing to be scared of."
(b) "You're not alone."
(c) "Be brave for Halmoni."
(d) "Sam and I are scared, too."

10. What does Lily realize when she sees the tiger at the beginning of Chapter 27?
(a) She's not as afraid as she once was.
(b) The tiger is like her sister Sam.
(c) She feels both angry at and sorry for the tiger.
(d) The tiger is actually trapped, this time.

11. When Lily asks her mother whether she was ever ashamed of Halmoni when she was young, what does Joan answer?
(a) Never.
(b) She tells Lily not to ask rude questions.
(c) Yes, sometimes.
(d) She refuses to answer.

12. From her comments to Lily in Chapter 33, what is it clear that Sam thinks she cannot believe in and be a grownup?
(a) Prayer.
(b) God.
(c) Miracles.
(d) Magic.

13. At the end of Chapter 25, what is Ricky pleased to find out Lily think about him?
(a) He is funny.
(b) He is kind.
(c) He is smart.
(d) He is handsome.

14. In the tiger's second story, how does the girl's wrist feel when the grandmother touches it?
(a) Scarred.
(b) Slippery.
(c) Furry.
(d) Cold.

15. When Sam pretends to hand a star to Lily in Halmoni's hospital room, what is she saying with this gesture?
(a) That she now believes in the same magic that Lily believes in.
(b) That Lily is the one that Halmoni loves best.
(c) That she is playing along in order to be a good older sister.
(d) That Lily should be the one to tell the story.

Short Answer Questions

1. When they are stopped in the car on the way to the hospital, what does Sam apologize to Lily for?

2. On page 170, what does Lily say "always come[s] at a price"?

3. When Lily thinks she hears the tiger's voice again at the end of the book, whose voice is she really hearing?

4. In the tiger's second story, what calls to the girl?

5. When Lily hears about Sam's plan at the beginning of Chapter 26, what is she afraid of?

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