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A Single Shard Quiz

Linda Sue Park
This Study Guide consists of approximately 29 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of A Single Shard.

A Single Shard Quiz

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1)

Why did potters try to find gray-brown clay? (from Chapters 5-6)

It was waterproof.
It was considered holy.
It was the strongest clay.
It fused well with the celadon glaze.
2)

What time of day was it when Tree-ear found the palace? (from Chapters 11-13)

Noon.
Late in the afternoon.
Early morning.
Dusk.
3)

How did Tree-ear sometimes manage to get winter garments for him and Crane-man? (from Chapters 5-6)

From the monks.
Begging door to door.
Going through the trash at people's house.
Taking them from clothes lines.
4)

What happened to the fields after the rice harvest? (from Chapters 5-6)

They were flooded.
They were plowed under.
They were left alone.
The poor were allowed to collect the droppings.
5)

What changed with Min about working on the potter's wheel? (from Chapters 5-6)

His wife helped him on the wheel.
He allowed Tree-ear to help him.
He no longer sang at the wheel.
He used less water.
6)

What did Tree-ear see as one of the major differences between Min's inlay cuts and Kang's? (from Chapters 7-8)

Min's was more general.
Min's was finer and more detailed.
Min's design was of animals not plants.
Min's design did not cover the entire vase.
7)

Where was the palace located in the city? (from Chapters 11-13)

On the north side.
On the edge of town.
On the south side.
In the center.
8)

How did Tree-ear get back to his village? (from Chapters 11-13)

Walked.
Rode a donkey.
By sea.
By a carriage.
9)

What did Min begin to do after selecting a design for the inlay? (from Chapters 7-8)

Cut it deeply into the vessels.
Drew it on a piece of tracing paper.
Drew the design on a piece of cloth.
Began incising it.
10)

Where did Tree-ear and Crane-man live during the winter? (from Chapters 5-6)

In a cave in the hills.
In a house in the village.
A vegetable pit.
At the temple.
11)

With what did they stuff the two vases that were packed in the basket? (from Chapters 9-10)

Old cloth.
Mud.
Rice straw.
Silk.
12)

What happens to the vessels if the heat in the kiln rises too fast? (from Chapters 7-8)

They crack.
They fuse together.
They melt.
They turn black.
13)

What did Min make more than other potters? (from Chapters 5-6)

Wine cups.
More replicates of a piece of pottery.
Purple glazed vases.
Nothing.
14)

What did Tree-ear think would give him the strength to overcome the bandit? (from Chapters 11-13)

Hatred.
His determination.
His faith.
His year of hard work.
15)

What did Crane-man do sometimes at the rice fields? (from Chapters 5-6)

Begged for rice.
Talked to the women of the village.
Slept.
Weaved mats and sandals out of rice straw.
16)

For what did Min hire Crane-man? (from Chapters 9-10)

To weave the basket for the vases.
To drain the clay.
To weed the garden.
To weave sandals for Tree-ear.
17)

What did Tree-ear need to worry about as he fought with the bandit? (from Chapters 11-13)

Falling off the cliff.
Breaking a bone.
The man killing him.
Hurting the man.
18)

What does Crane-man tell Tree-ear about how to think of Tree-ear's journey? (from Chapters 7-8)

He should ask the monks to borrow a donkey.
He will go with him.
To take it one step at a time.
It won't be difficult.
19)

What did Tree-ear find to take to the palace? (from Chapters 11-13)

All of the pieces of the second vase.
A large piece of the second vase.
A very small piece of the first vase.
Four pieces, two from the first vase and two from the second.
20)

What was the emissary doing when Tree-ear was brought before him? (from Chapters 11-13)

Talking to another person.
Writing.
Resting in an easy chair.
Painting.
21)

What was Tree-ear's revelation concerning clay in Chapter 7? (from Chapters 7-8)

White clay is better for wine cups.
It all felt the same.
It had a life of its own.
He could finally feel when it was ready.
22)

Why did Tree-ear's attitude toward work change? (from Chapters 9-10)

He lost his dream of being a potter.
He was spendning too much time away from Crane-man.
He was tired of chopping wood.
He was not making any money.
23)

How is the wood laid in the kiln? (from Chapters 7-8)

It is placed in a straight line in the bottom of the kiln.
In a type of teepee formation.
In a complicated, criss-cross pattern.
In a square.
24)

What did Min's wife ask Crane-man to do while Tree-ear was gone? (from Chapters 9-10)

To stay away from their house.
To eat mid-day meal with them.
Come and help her with her work.
To pray for Tree-ear everyday.
25)

What hope did Tree-ear have day after day while working for Min? (from Chapters 5-6)

He would learn to use the wheel.
Min would adopt him as a son.
He would earn some money.
Crane-man and he would live in Min's house.
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