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WorksheetsBOTB - The Word Wizards - When You Trap A Tiger
Total questions: 96
Worksheet time: 48mins
In ch. 8, why does Halmoni say stories can be dangerous?
Stories are magic and can attract evil spirits
Her halmoni told her stories about Korean history, and they make everyone sad
She says stories are only dangerous if you don't talk about them
She says all stories are dangerous, and she's going to stop telling them
What does Halmoni tell Lily about the tigers?
She says to trust the tigers
She says the tigers are chasing her because she stole stories from them
She says the tigers are chasing her for no reason
She says the tigers are imaginary
What does Lily find in the basement?
It's flooded, like Halmoni said
It's full of suitcases
It's totally empty
Halmoni, getting sick
Halmoni has them set out a kosa, a Korean tradition. What is a kosa?
a prayer
a religious costume
an offering of food for spirits of ancestors
a fun game
Why is Sam mad at mom?
Sam isn't mad at mom
Sam blames Mom for Dad's death
Sam hates Halmoni
Sam is frustrated that Mom forced them to move without giving them a choice
How is Sam's relationship with their dad different from Lily's?
Sam was older when he died, so she remembers him more clearly
Sam didn't get along with their dad
Lily remembers him more clearly than Sam
Sam talks about dad all the time and Lily wishes she would stop
Why is Mom nervous to drive in the rain?
It never rains in California, so she isn't used to it
She has a vision problem and rain makes it worse
She loves driving in the rain
It reminds them of the Dad's death
Where is the family moving?
To Massachusetts from Florida
To Washington State from California
To California from Washington State
From Texas to Oklahoma
What is the name Ricky's friends call Lily?
Witch girl
Lily pad
imposter
Where is the tiger's favorite place?
On a mountain
At the library
In the forest
In the basement
Where was Lily's favorite place to be in Halmoni's house?
Halmoni's bedroom
the kitchen
Lily's room
the basement
Who was the shadow beast with black scales?
Lily
Sam
Halmoni
The tiger
What was wrong with Halmoni?
She was sick
She was tired
She had a headache
She fell
What did Halmoni steal from the tigers?
bad stories/stars
all stories/stars
good stories/stars
stars
Why was Lilly’s mom dressed up?
She had a date
She had a job interview
She was going to town
She just wanted to look nice
Why did Lilly think she was a bad granddaughter?
Because she snuck around the house
Because she was angry with sam
Because she didn’t want to eat rice cakes
Because she didn’t know how nor want to help Halmoni
Why did Lilly not want to go to the library?
It was scary
It was a magical place
It looked like Hansel and Gretel’s house
It reminded her of her old house where she grew up
What kind of books/stories does Lily ask for?
About tigers
About Korean culture
Stars
Fairy tales
What kind of dessert was offered to Lilly?
Icecream
Cake
Vanilla cupcake
Chocolate cupcake
Lilly sees a flash of black and orange, she chases after it. What was it?
The tiger
A girl
A boy
Halmoni
What is the boys name that Lily runs into?
Jensen
Ricky
Todd
Sam
What did Halmoni give Lily to keep her safe?
rice cakes
Mugwort
basil
wasabi peas
What was the special item that Halmoni gave to Lily for protection?
a turquoise bell necklace
pearl earrings
a ring
A pearl pendant necklace
What type of cereal did Lily knock over?
fruity pebbles
fruit loops
lucky charms
Rice Krispies
Who does Lily spy on in the grocery store?
Jensen
Sam
Halmoni
Ricky and his dad
What does Halmoni and Lily see in the road on their way home?
a deer
the tiger
a tree
a car wreck
Who comes to help the girls and Halmoni?
dad
Ricky
Jensen
Mom
What does the Tiger offer Lily?
Make her Halmoni better
Steal the stars
Take her home
money
What inference can you make about the Tiger?
She is cunning
She is short tempered
She is rude
She is bold and strong
What is wrong with Halmoni?
heart failure
brain cancer
skin cancer
lung cancer
Why are Mom, Sam, and Lily relocating to Washington?
to spend time with Halmoni
to leave Mom's bad marriage
to get Sam away from her boyfriend
to have an adventure
At the beginning of the novel, Lily can best be described as
outspoken
nervous
invisible
argumentative
As Mom and Sam are fighting in the car, Lily is sure that she sees a _____ in the road.
broken cell phone
tiger
Halmoni
moose
What nationality is Halmoni?
Vietnamese
Chinese
Japanese
Korean
All of Halmoni's stories begin with
Once upon a time
When tiger walked like man
In the beginning
On the morning of the rising sun
What happened to Sam and Lily's dad?
He died in a car crash.
He left their mother for another woman.
He died of cancer.
He was serving in the military overseas.
What is strange about Halmoni's house when they arrive?
She has no food in the refrigerator.
She greet them with an odd expression as i she didn't know they were coming.
She has carved boxes blocking the entrance to the basement.
There are three new tiger statues.
What does QAG stand for?
Quick Artist Girl
Quick and Great
Quaint and Cozy
Quiet Asian Girl
Why do esSam bleach a part of her hair and wear black lipstick?
to fit in with her friends
to avoid being an Asian stereotype
to make her mother angry
to amuse Lily
How does Mom get into Halmoni's house when they first arrive?
through the basement
through the front door
through a window
by using a hidden key
Preparing a meal for the dead before eating a meal yourself is called
kandoo
kosa
kalu
kondo
When Lily first tells Halmoni about seeing the tiger in the road, Halmoni says it is coming for her because
she took something from it when she was a child
she is sick
she has offended the gods by arguing with her daughter
the tiger knows the family should not stay with her
The the story Halmoni always told about the tiger, the two stories escaped the tiger by telling the Sky God a story. He then let them live in the sky as what?
two stars
the Earth and Venus
the sun and moon
the sun and Earth
In the story that Halmoni always told the girls about the tiger, the tiger is a
theif
kind soul
friend
trickster
In the story that Halmoni always told the girls about the tiger, the tiger does what to Halmoni?
befriends her
eats her
helps her
saves her
Why did Halmoni say that she moved all the boxes from the basement?
the basement had flooded
she was going through old items
she had collected things to donate to Goodwill.
she had mice in the basement
What did Halmoni steal from tiger?
gold
stories
his stripes
peace
Halmoni says the stars are
answers to the universe
stories
the world's concerns
people
Halmoni says she took the sad and scary stories from the sky, sealed them in jars, and left them with the tigers. Then she
ran down the mountain
sealed up their cave
swam away to escape them
painted o their stripes
According to Halmoni what is one of the bravest things of all?
believing
facing a tiger
fighting
walking away from fear
What is the girl's name whom Lily meets at the library?
Judy
Josie
Jensen
Juliet
What is the librarian's name?
Josh
Jacob
Johnny
Joe
To what town do Mom, Lily, and Sam move to?
Sacramento
Sunbeam
Moonlit
St. Stephens
Why does Lily leave Jensen on her first visit to the library?
to chase the tiger
to get a cupcake from Joe
to look for books on Korean culture
she got scared while remembering the library reminded her of Hansel and Gretl
Whom does Lily collide with in the library?
the tiger
Ricky
Sam
Joe
What happens to Lily when she is spying on Ricky in the store and hears his father tell him to shut up?
He cries and Lily wishes she hadn't seen that
She falls into and on top of a display of cereal.
Halmoni bursts in to comfort him
She runs to Sam and then leaves with Halmoni
What is Halmoni's name?
Kenji
Sanche
Ae-Cha
Al-ga
What does the tiger ask Lily to do on the night Halmoni first comes home from the hospital?
help Halmoni to feel better by taking special herbs
wake her Mom so that she can help Halmoni
find the stories Halmoni stole and become a hero
tell Sam that her attitude about being there must change o the tiger will never leave
What are Sam and Lily's parents' names?
Sandra and Alan
Joanie and Andy
Stephanie and Mark
Jacki and Steve
What type of illness does Halmoni have?
Alzheimer's
Dementia
brain cancer
stomach cancer
Ricky is always reading
the newspaper
comic books
history books
science books
What is a common trait that Ricky and Lily share?
they both feel invisible
they both love comic books
they both have grandmothers who are ill
they have both moved recently
What does lily mean by "sticky" people?
People who are tricky and will betray you
People who stick their neck out to help you
People who stick with you such as friends
People who are smooth talking like sticky honey
What did Ricky used to do with his mom?
buy hats
make cookies
sing songs
visit ancient burial grounds
Why is Lily afraid that she broke something when she fell onto the box in the basement?
She thought her Halmoni would be mad.
Sam would hear and then find out what she and Ricky were doing
It would be bad luck.
She didn't have any money to replace the broken items.
What did Lily find inside of the cookware that was in the box?
jewels
tiger statues
jars
pearls
Why is Ricky getting tutored?
he failed ELA
he needs to prepare for an advanced placement exam
he failed science
he is catching up after moving from his old school, and there he was behind a bit in math
What bait will Lily use to trap her tiger?
raw meat
the star jars
Halmoni's necklace
rice cakes
What is the name of the herb that Halmoni gives Lily for protection?
St. John's wort
lemon verbena
lavender
mugwort
To make Halmoni better, what must Lily do in addition to opening the jar?
give the tiger the herbs
listen to the sad stories
feed the tiger
turn herself over to the tiger to eat
What does the tiger do with the stars?
bats them into the sky with his paw
eats them
dances on them
uses his tail to send them skyward
What happens after Lily hears the story from the green jar?
Halmoni is healed.
She is told to come back the next night to hear the second part.
Sam interrupts and the tiger disappears.
Halmoni gets worse.
What happens at the Korean restaurant when the family goes out for a good day?
Halmoni refuses to order food.
Halmoni takes other people's plates.
Halmoni throws money on the tables.
Halmoni talks to the tiger.
Who says that they don't believe in God?
Sam
mom
Lily
Hlamoni
Who demands that Halmoni should try any remaining treatments?
Mom
Lily
Sam
Halmoni is too sick to make the rice cakes that Lily needs for the second tiger story. How does she get them made?
Ricky's chef makes them
Mom helps Lily to make them
Lily and Ricki make them at his house
Sam offers to make them
What happens to the granddaughter in the tiger's second story?
she lies to her grandmother
she runs away
she makes rice cakes
she sneaks out the window but returns in the morning
On the morning that Halmoni makes far too many Korean dishes, what terrible thing happens with Lily?
Halmoni spills Lily's favorite noodles
Halmoni can't remember Lily.
Sam sneaks out and doesn't come back that day
Lily falls and knocks the food dish out of Halmoni's hands
Lily is upset with Ricky for telling the other boys that Halmoni is sick, and that is why she has hallucinations. What does Lily do to Ricky's pudding?
She spits in it.
She does nothing to it.
She puts mud in it.
She stirs it with a dirty spoon.
Sam is very upset that Lily won't talk to her since Same ratted Lily out about the mud. Sam explains how upset she is too having to watch Halmoni die and she just wishes
that it would all end quickly.
that Halmoni would instantly get better.
that Lily would take her to see the tiger.
that Halmoni would meet the tiger.
On the night of the third jar, the tiger doesn't come because
there was no more story to tell.
Lily figured out that the tiger would not make Halmoni better.
Lily told the tiger to leave her alone outside the library.
Lily's mom had taken the jar.
The day after the incident at the library, Mom takes Lily over to Ricky's house to
to ask Ricky's dad to give her mother a job.
apologize for feeding him mud in his pudding.
plan a promotion for the library.
bring him a big bowl of pudding.
When Lily shows Halmoni the star jars, Halmoni says
they are filled with magic from Korea.
their magic was already used up.
they came from the flea market and are not magic.
she must take the last one to the tiger.
After Sam climbs back into the room, Lily becomes like thunder and lighting and yells that she was trying to help her (Halmoni). What does Lily do with all three jars?
wraps them in bubble wrap and puts them under the bed
gives them all to the tiger
makes Sam dispose of them.
throws them against the bedroom wall
What is the mugwort really for?
it's like an aspirin
it's used to make common tea
to ease Halmoni's nausea
it's to keep Halmoni from hallucinating
Why had Sam been sneaking out at night?
to meet a boy
to scatter rice to protect them
to join up with old friends from elementary school
to sit by the library to use the wifi to call friends from school
Why is Sam so afraid of driving?
She has failed the test three times already and assumes she can't pass it.
She is scared of oncoming traffic and worries that she won't stay in her lane.
She gets too scared when thinking of her dad's car crash.
Hr mom yells at her constantly while trying to teach her, so she's s afraid of making mistakes.
Sam wants to get in the library to find the tiger. How does she get in?
She breaks the window.
She uses the same technique her mother used to get into Halmoni's house - a tap below the window pane.
She uses the hidden key that was placed beneath the dragon statue on the front lawn.
She finds the door mysteriously unlocked and the tiger sitting right inside.
Why does Lily ask the tiger to lead Sam to the hospital?
It's not raining around the tiger.
It will keep Sam in the correct driving lane.
It will keep other vehicles out of the path.
It will transport them magically to the hospital and Sam won't really have to drive.
"Sometimes, _____ is the bravest thing of all."
dying
thinking
dreaming
believing
In her talk with the tiger outside of the hospital, Lily comes to realize much about why the tiger came to her. Who is the tiger?
Halmoni's mom
Sam's alter ego
God
Lily's dream
Who is the tiger girl of the story?
Sam
Halmoni
Lily
Mom
What does Halmoni ask of Lily during her last moments in the hospital?
to bring her her the tiger
to tell her a story
to bring her mugwort
to make her tea
After Halmoni dies, Mom, Lily, and Sam return to the house to find
the tiger in the living room
the flowers Ricky left on the steps
the basement flooded
rice cakes Halmoni had made before she died
The library bake sale turns into
a Fourth of July picnic
Halmoni's kosa
a fundraiser for the town
a dinner at the grocery store
What does Lily realize about Sam and Jensen?
They are fighting.
They're a couple.
They have found boyfriends for each other.
They have been working behind the scenes all along to plan a memorial.
