A Single Shard Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

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A Single Shard Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did a potter want a vessel off the shelf in the kiln?

2. Why did monks sendTree-ear to Ch'ulp'o?

3. What does Tree-ear realize in the middle of the first day that he is working?

4. Where did Tree-ear and Crane-man live during the winter?

5. What was Tree-ear supposed to do with the wood?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does time pass for Tree-ear and his new job and what is the rotation of his jobs?

2. What does Tree-ear do about the problem with his food and what does he find to his surprise in his bowl?

3. What does Min's wife give Tree-ear and what does Tree-ear do with the gift?

4. What does Tree-ear do to pay for the box and how is he disappointed?

5. What does Tree-ear do for the next eight days for Min?

6. What does Tree-ear do with his bowl the next day of work and what happens to the food?

7. What did Tree-ear do about the rice container? What was the farmer's response?

8. What does Min do the first thing when Tree-ear arrives on his second morning?

9. How does Crane-man feel about Tree-ear's behavior?

10. Why does Tree-ear go to Min's house?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

When Tree-ear comes home with the rice Crane-man makes a joke about their constant struggle to find enough to eat. Throughout the book Crane-man makes jokes about very serious issues.

1. Do you think the jokes Crane-man makes are funny? Why or why not? Use examples from the text and your own life to support your answer.

2. Joking about dire situations is called gallows humor. With research, explain the concept of gallows humor and why it is important to humans. Use examples from the text and your own life to support your answer.

3. Discuss three examples of humor you would use in Tree-ear's situation and explain why you think they are funny and why they would help you in his situation.

Essay Topic 2

Tree-ear admires Min, a potter whom he would like to learn from. Min is also an old man who is angry and rarely speaks more than he needs to. This promises to be a difficult relationship that could be deeply rewarding for both Tree-ear and Min.

1. Why do you think Min is angry all the time? Include examples from the book and your own life to illustrate your answer.

2. How do you think a relationship between Min and Tree-ear could turn out to be rewarding for both of them? Include examples from the book and your own life to illustrate your answer.

3. If you met someone who you admired but was always abrupt and rude to you and always seemed to be angry would you continue to try and get to know him or her? Why or why not? Include examples from the book and your own life to illustrate your answer.

Essay Topic 3

To win a commission from the royal palace is something all potters want and something Min needs in order to allow him to survive working at the slow pace in which he works. However, Kang threatens this for Min, leaving Tree-ear uncertain for both their futures. This foreshadows a moment when Tree-ear will tell Min of this work.

1. What is foreshadowing? Would you consider the example in the above paragraph as foreshadowing? Why or why not? Include examples from the book and your own life to illustrate your answer.

2. Discuss another example of foreshadowing in A Single Shard including why you believe it is such. Include examples from the book and your own life to illustrate your answer.

3. How do you think most people react to uncertainty in their lives? Use examples from A Single Shard and your own life to support your opinion.

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