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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 9-10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Tree-ear find at the end of each day on his journey for his first six days?
(a) He was getting less tired.
(b) A village.
(c) A temple.
(d) He had plenty to eat.

2. What did Min do after the inscribing and the inlay were done?
(a) Remove the inlays for firing.
(b) Put holes where the handles would go.
(c) Squared up the base of the vessel.
(d) Removed all excess slip.

3. What happens to the vessels if the heat in the kiln rises too fast?
(a) They turn black.
(b) They crack.
(c) They fuse together.
(d) They melt.

4. What does Min reply to Tree-ear's request?
(a) Min is happy to give a recommendation.
(b) Min cannot afford to pay Tree-ear.
(c) Crane-man needs a healer, not a potter.
(d) He can have the vegetables that have wilted.

5. When was Min's pieces ready for Tree-ear to take?
(a) In the middle of the fall.
(b) In the middle of the summer.
(c) Toward the beginning of fall.
(d) At the end of spring.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did the travelers take Tree-ear in Ch'ulp'o?

2. What traits did Tree-ear think were close companions?

3. Who was waiting out on the road for Tree-ear the morning after he and Min unloaded the kiln?

4. What excites Tree-ear?

5. How is the wood laid in the kiln?

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