2. Why does Min send him there?
(a) To bring water from the rivers.
(b) To get some quartz to grind.
(c) To get powders from the apothecary.
(d) To chop wood.

3. What does Tree-ear do when he does not find Min?
(a) Sits outside the yard and waits.
(b) Goes to see Chang.
(c) Sneaks into Min's yard to look at his work.
(d) Goes back to Crane-man.

4. Where does Tree-ear go after working?
(a) Back to the bridge.
(b) To gather dandelion leaves for a salad.
(c) To see the monk who brought him to Ch'ulp'o.
(d) To play with the other boys.

5. Why did Tree-ear think Kang might have something special for the kiln?
(a) He went to the kiln the long way through the woods.
(b) He posted a sign saying the kiln was full but it shouldn't have been.
(c) The wheel barrel he pushed to the kiln was covered.
(d) He went to the kiln at midnight.

6. About what is Crane-man pleased?
(a) At Tree-ear's honorable behavior.
(b) That the Emperor has recognized their village for their rice production.
(c) At the poem Tree-ear just wrote.
(d) At Tree-ear's calligraphy.

7. What excites Tree-ear?
(a) Catching some crawfish.
(b) Min calling him son.
(c) Getting a hot meal.
(d) Catching a catfish.

8. What does Tree-ear discover when he returns to his bowl?
(a) The food had spoiled in the heat.
(b) The food was covered in ants.
(c) An animal ate his food.
(d) The bowl was gone.

9. Where does Min send Tree-ear the next morning?
(a) To the woods.
(b) To the river.
(c) To the quarry.
(d) To town.

10. What happens to Tree-ear as a result of the day's work?
(a) He gets a bad blister.
(b) He impresses the healer who offers him an apprenticeship.
(c) He falls asleep without eating.
(d) He falls into the river and almost drowns.

11. What does Crane-man offer?
(a) To help Tree-ear.
(b) To send Tree-ear to Crane-man's brother for an apprenticeship.
(c) To take Tree-ear to find his uncle.
(d) To talk to the healer about the apprenticeship.

12. What did Min's wife give Tree-ear?
(a) A hat and some gloves.
(b) Leather boots.
(c) A pair of pants and a jacket.
(d) A warm scarf.

13. What changed with Min about working on the potter's wheel?
(a) He used less water.
(b) He no longer sang at the wheel.
(c) His wife helped him on the wheel.
(d) He allowed Tree-ear to help him.

14. Where do the travelers take Tree-ear?
(a) To the herb woman's house.
(b) Back to Songdo.
(c) To stay temporarily with Crane-man.
(d) To another small village ten miles away.

15. Who is Tree-ear?
(a) The village potter.
(b) A young orphan.
(c) The daughter of the village baker.
(d) The son of the village commissioner.