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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. When Lily hears a "thud" and thinks they have hit something with their car, what is she really hearing?
2. What does Lily do at the end of Chapter 9 when she breaks the mug?
3. What "rule" does Lily think she might be breaking when, on page 20, she criticizes the way Sam treats their mother?
4. What does Halmoni say the sad stories are about?
5. Naming a town where it always rains "Sunbeam" is an example of what technique?
Short Essay Questions
1. In this story, what is kosa, and why is it important?
2. What unusual thing does Ricky seem to wear a lot of, and why does he do it?
3. What does Lily learn in Chapter 9 about her grandmother's immigration to the United States?
4. In what way is Jensen mostly responsible for Lily getting to know Ricky in the library?
5. In Chapter 19, what does Ricky tell Lily about the tutoring he is receiving at the library?
6. What does Lily find inside a pot in the box from the basement, and what does she think is inside?
7. What feeling that Lily already struggled with in the library does Sam experience in the grocery store, and why?
8. What kind of a trap do Lily and Ricky build, and where do they build it?
9. Why does Halmoni call Lily her sun and Sam her moon?
10. When the girls and their mother get to Halmoni's house, how does their mother get them inside, and what does it reveal to the girls?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay in which you analyze the changes in Lily's understanding of her family members as people during the course of the novel. What does this have to do with the "Coming of Age"? Defend your claims with evidence from the text.
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay that affirms, refutes, or qualifies the following statement: "Lily and Ricky become friends quickly because they have more in common than they understand when they first meet." Defend your claims with evidence from the text.
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay in which you analyze the book's messages about what it means to be "prepared" to die. Support your claims with evidence from the text.
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