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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. In Chapter 34, what does Ricky advise Lily she should do to improve her tiger trap?
2. On page 277, when Lily says that the stories were supposed to save Halmoni, what does Joan reply?
3. In Lily's story in Chapter 43, who is the "new" sky god?
4. When Lily is looking out the window as Halmoni is dying, what does she see?
5. Why does Sam feel responsible for Halmoni's collapse?
Short Essay Questions
1. When Lily sees the tiger at the library, what does the tiger say she got wrong about Lily, and what is Lily's response?
2. In Chapter 38, what does Lily learn about Sam's adventures outside the house at night?
3. When Lily goes upstairs in Chapter 33, in what way is she using Sam's example to guide her own behavior?
4. What does Lily tell Ricky his house reminds her of, and why does she feel bad about saying it?
5. In Chapter 41, what realization does Lily come to about the tiger's identity, and what clues help her figure it out?
6. As Halmoni lies dying in Chapter 41, what gesture does Sam make with the necklace that has a symbolic meaning, and what is that meaning?
7. When Lily returns to Halmoni's hospital room in Chapter 42, what does Halmoni tell Lily about her own mother and about Lily also seeing her?
8. When Lily gets to the hospital in Chapter 41, what two things tell her that Halmoni is dying?
9. Even if the stories did not make Halmoni's physical illness go away, in what sense have they healed her?
10. What things about Ricky's family does Lily learn on the way to his house in Chapter 25?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay in which you analyze the symbolic significance of the white streak in Sam's hair. Support your claims with evidence from the text.
Essay Topic 2
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 3
Write an essay in which you make and defend a claim about the role that stories play in the lives of the book's characters and in the book's overall theme. Support your ideas with evidence from the text.
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