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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”

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What does “deflect” mean?

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to direct attention away from oneself

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What does “bicker” mean?

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argue about unimportant matters

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Who is the narrator?

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Lily

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Where is Lily, Sam, and Mom going?

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Washington state to see their halmoni, or grandmother

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What is Lily’s “superpower”?

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To be invisible

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What does Lily see on the drive to Washington State?

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A tiger

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Who is Lily’s older sister?

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Sam

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What always shows up in Halmoni’s story?

A

A tiger

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True or False: Sam, Lily, and Mom are moving to Washington State to live with Halmoni.

A

True

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Who is the author?

A

Tae Keller

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12
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What does “Halmoni” mean?

A

grandmother

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13
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What does QAG stand for?

A

Quiet Asian Girl

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14
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What did Halmoni steal from the tigers?

A

Stories

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15
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Why doesn’t Sam like to drive?

A

Her father died in a car crash

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16
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What sickness does Halmoni have?

A

Brain Cancer

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What is Lily going to use to bait the tiger trap?

A

Star Jars

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18
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What does Lily keep in her pocket for protection?

A

Mugwort

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19
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Where is the tiger’s favorite place?

A

The library

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20
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What is the name that Ricky’s friends call Lily?

A

Witch girl

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21
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What does the bake sale become?

A

Halmoni’s Kosa

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Where does Halmoni live?

A

Sunbeam, Washington

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What is Kosa?

A

Food for ancestors to eat

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24
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Where did Halmoni grow up?

A

Korea

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25
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What’s Lily’s sister’s name?

A

Sam

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26
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What’s the librarian’s name?

A

Joe

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27
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How many star jars does Lily keep under her bed?

A

3

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28
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who is the main character

A

Lily

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29
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Who is the main character’s grandma

A

Halmoni

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Did lily see a giant tiger the size of her car while driving to Halmoni

A

Yes

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What did lily, first say to the tiger when she talked to Lily?

A

You talk

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32
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Where did Lily move to?

A

Sunbeam

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33
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What does QAG stand for

A

Quiet Asian Girl

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34
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What was used as lure to trap the tiger

A

jars with jars

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35
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what is the book called?

A

When you trap a tiger

36
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who likes a certain hat?

A

Ricky

37
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what is the tiger after

A

The stars

38
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what is kosha?

A

Food for spirits

39
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is ricky rich?

A

yes

40
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who is lily’s best friend?

A

Ricky

41
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who is the bad guy in the story

A

No one

42
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when it’s raining and the doors were looked how did lily’s mom get in

A

Threw the window

43
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How did lily describe the tiger’s facial expression on pg 191?

A

Tender and angry

44
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what happens to halmoni at the end of the story

A

She dies

45
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tiger’s should not be…

A

trusted

46
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Did Lily’s father die?

A

yes

47
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what did Ricky’s grandfather do

A

Hunt tigers

48
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What message about identity does Tae Keller try to teach us in WYTAT?

A

We are so much more than people think/expect. We are infinite like the universe and can hold so many truths within ourselves.

49
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True or False? The tiger wasn’t to be trusted after all. She was the “bad guy/gal” of this story.

A

False

50
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What do we call the part of the story when the conflict builds and the protagonist faces many obstacles?

A

Rising action

51
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What major character development do we see happen within Sam?

A

Sam goes from being closed off and angry to open-hearted, soft, and capable of a loving relationship

52
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Which of the following is the correct definition for motif?

A

an idea, subject, or topic that recurs in a story (ie. love, fear)

53
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Which of the following is NOT true about theme?

A

A theme is a topic, item, or subject that repeats throughout a story

54
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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)?

A

sight

55
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What is imagery?

A

The use of language/description that appeals to the 5 senses

56
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What does Joe compare stories to?

A

Water

57
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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) ?

A

Lily suppresses her feelings and identity

58
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Which of the following is an example of internal conflict?

A

Lily feeling “invisible” or accepting her label as “QAG”

59
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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?

A

external (person vs. person)

60
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Why does Lily think the tiger is hunting Halmoni at first?

A

Because Halmoni told Lily that she had stolen stories from the tigers

61
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The name of Halmoni’s hometown, Sunbeam, is an example of which literary device?

A

Irony

62
Q

The silver pendant symbolizes….

A

Protection/safety

63
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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”?

A

Mom

64
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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” ?

A

Joe

65
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What literary device is used in this passage: “My pulse is a wild beast as I scan the road.”

A

Metaphor

66
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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

A

Sam says this to Lily

67
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What is significant about Lily throwing the final star jar and breaking it against the wall?

A

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
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What is significant about Lily throwing the final star jar and breaking it against the wall?

A

It is also her emotional “breaking point” and her rage, sadness, and fear can no longer be contained

69
Q

The climax of the novel occurs when…

A

Lily break the final star jar & loses control of her emotions

70
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What point of view is the novel told from?

A

First person- Lily’s POV

71
Q

What is the restaurant called?

A

Dragon Thyme

72
Q

Who ends up with brain cancer?

A

Halmoni

73
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Where does Lily move to?

A

Washington state, Sunbeam

74
Q

What gender is the tiger?

A

Female

75
Q

Who likes cooking/who cooks

A

Halmoni

76
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Who vomits on the road AND the toilet, and who sees it?

A

Halmoni, Lily

77
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Who vomits on the road AND the toilet, and who sees it?

A

Halmoni, Lily

78
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How many pgs are the book?

A

297

79
Q

what are inside the starjars

A

Smoke

80
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what sickness is in the story

A

Brain Cancer

81
Q

what is the biggest part of the story?

A

When Halmoni died

82
Q

what is the appetizer at dragon thyme?

A

Teryakis

83
Q

How many years younger is Lily than Sam

A

3

84
Q

How did Lily meet Ricky?

A

going to the not as gingerbread land library

85
Q

who did the girls in the story turn into?

A

the sun and the moon

86
Q

true or false? the tiger is magical?

A

True

Battle Of The Books: 2022-2023 (6 decks)

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