When you Trap a Tiger By Tae Keller: Fantasy fiction Flashcards
When Lily, her sister Sam, and their mother move in with her sick grandmother, Lily forges a complicated pact with a magical tiger. She makes a deal with him to heal Halmoni, in a story inspired by Korean folktales.
1
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What does “halmoni” mean?
A
Korean for “grandmother”
2
Q
What does “deflect” mean?
A
to direct attention away from oneself
3
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What does “bicker” mean?
A
argue about unimportant matters
4
Q
Who is the narrator?
A
Lily
5
Q
Where is Lily, Sam, and Mom going?
A
Washington state to see their halmoni, or grandmother
6
Q
What is Lily’s “superpower”?
A
To be invisible
7
Q
What does Lily see on the drive to Washington State?
A
A tiger
8
Q
Who is Lily’s older sister?
A
Sam
9
Q
What always shows up in Halmoni’s story?
A
A tiger
10
Q
True or False: Sam, Lily, and Mom are moving to Washington State to live with Halmoni.
A
True
11
Q
Who is the author?
A
Tae Keller
12
Q
What does “Halmoni” mean?
A
grandmother
13
Q
What does QAG stand for?
A
Quiet Asian Girl
14
Q
What did Halmoni steal from the tigers?
A
Stories
15
Q
Why doesn’t Sam like to drive?
A
Her father died in a car crash
16
Q
What sickness does Halmoni have?
A
Brain Cancer
17
Q
What is Lily going to use to bait the tiger trap?
A
Star Jars
18
Q
What does Lily keep in her pocket for protection?
A
Mugwort
19
Q
Where is the tiger’s favorite place?
A
The library
20
Q
What is the name that Ricky’s friends call Lily?
A
Witch girl
21
Q
What does the bake sale become?
A
Halmoni’s Kosa
22
Q
Where does Halmoni live?
A
Sunbeam, Washington
23
Q
What is Kosa?
A
Food for ancestors to eat
24
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Where did Halmoni grow up?
A
Korea
25
What's Lily's sister's name?
Sam
26
What's the librarian's name?
Joe
27
How many star jars does Lily keep under her bed?
3
28
who is the main character
Lily
29
Who is the main character's grandma
Halmoni
30
Did lily see a giant tiger the size of her car while driving to Halmoni
Yes
31
What did lily, first say to the tiger when she talked to Lily?
You talk
32
Where did Lily move to?
Sunbeam
33
What does QAG stand for
Quiet Asian Girl
34
What was used as lure to trap the tiger
jars with jars
35
what is the book called?
When you trap a tiger
36
who likes a certain hat?
Ricky
37
what is the tiger after
The stars
38
what is kosha?
Food for spirits
39
is ricky rich?
yes
40
who is lily's best friend?
Ricky
41
who is the bad guy in the story
No one
42
when it's raining and the doors were looked how did lily's mom get in
Threw the window
43
How did lily describe the tiger's facial expression on pg 191?
Tender and angry
44
what happens to halmoni at the end of the story
She dies
45
tiger's should not be...
trusted
46
Did Lily's father die?
yes
47
what did Ricky's grandfather do
Hunt tigers
48
What message about identity does Tae Keller try to teach us in WYTAT?
We are so much more than people think/expect. We are infinite like the universe and can hold so many truths within ourselves.
49
True or False? The tiger wasn't to be trusted after all. She was the "bad guy/gal" of this story.
False
50
What do we call the part of the story when the conflict builds and the protagonist faces many obstacles?
Rising action
51
What major character development do we see happen within Sam?
Sam goes from being closed off and angry to open-hearted, soft, and capable of a loving relationship
52
Which of the following is the correct definition for motif?
an idea, subject, or topic that recurs in a story (ie. love, fear)
53
Which of the following is NOT true about theme?
A theme is a topic, item, or subject that repeats throughout a story
54
What kind of imagery is used in this passage? "As she passes through the narrow stream of light from the window, her fur seems to glow , like the moon is setting her stripes on fire" (185)?
sight
55
What is imagery?
The use of language/description that appeals to the 5 senses
56
What does Joe compare stories to?
Water
57
What character trait is revealed when Lily says, "I try to act like a regular girl. I try not to go invisible. I try to pretend that everything is fine at home" (207) ?
Lily suppresses her feelings and identity
58
Which of the following is an example of internal conflict?
Lily feeling "invisible" or accepting her label as "QAG"
59
For much of the story, Lily and Sam do not get along. They seem like opposites. What type of conflict is exhibited in their relationship struggles?
external (person vs. person)
60
Why does Lily think the tiger is hunting Halmoni at first?
Because Halmoni told Lily that she had stolen stories from the tigers
61
The name of Halmoni's hometown, Sunbeam, is an example of which literary device?
Irony
62
The silver pendant symbolizes....
Protection/safety
63
Who says, "Lily, everything changes. That's normal. But I never stopped loving her. That's why we're here, because I love her so much"?
Mom
64
Who says, "...the thing I've learned is that stories aren't about order and organization. They're about feelings. And feelings don't always make sense. See, stories are like...water. Like rain" ?
Joe
65
What literary device is used in this passage: "My pulse is a wild beast as I scan the road."
Metaphor
66
Who says, "You need to get it together. This is some kind of mental stress reaction or something because what you are saying is impossible."
20 sec
Sam says this to Lily
67
What is significant about Lily throwing the final star jar and breaking it against the wall?
It is also her emotional "breaking point" and her rage, sadness, and fear can no longer be contained
The jar explodes and becomes a star right in front of her eyes
68
What is significant about Lily throwing the final star jar and breaking it against the wall?
It is also her emotional "breaking point" and her rage, sadness, and fear can no longer be contained
69
The climax of the novel occurs when...
Lily break the final star jar & loses control of her emotions
70
What point of view is the novel told from?
First person- Lily's POV
71
What is the restaurant called?
Dragon Thyme
72
Who ends up with brain cancer?
Halmoni
73
Where does Lily move to?
Washington state, Sunbeam
74
What gender is the tiger?
Female
75
Who likes cooking/who cooks
Halmoni
76
Who vomits on the road AND the toilet, and who sees it?
Halmoni, Lily
77
Who vomits on the road AND the toilet, and who sees it?
Halmoni, Lily
78
How many pgs are the book?
297
79
what are inside the starjars
Smoke
80
what sickness is in the story
Brain Cancer
81
what is the biggest part of the story?
When Halmoni died
82
what is the appetizer at dragon thyme?
Teryakis
83
How many years younger is Lily than Sam
3
84
How did Lily meet Ricky?
going to the not as gingerbread land library
85
who did the girls in the story turn into?
the sun and the moon
86
true or false? the tiger is magical?
True
