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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 does Crane-man tell Tree-ear about a long kept tradition?
(a) It can be stronger than law.
(b) There is no law that governs tradition.
(c) Traditions should change every ten years.
(d) It is silly to have a long kept tradition.

2. What does Tree-ear do with the clay after he mixes it?
(a) Fills round molds.
(b) Covers it with sawdust.
(c) Runs it through a sieve.
(d) Stirs it for hours.

3. What happened to the fields after the rice harvest?
(a) They were left alone.
(b) The poor were allowed to collect the droppings.
(c) They were plowed under.
(d) They were flooded.

4. What did Tree-ear begin to form with a ball of clay on his first night alone in the woods?
(a) A flower.
(b) A turtle.
(c) An elephant.
(d) A fish.

5. What does Crane-man tell Tree-ear the first potters did?
(a) Considered pottery an art, not a trade.
(b) Considered pottery making a respected trade.
(c) Made objects for use, not beauty.
(d) Learned their trade by trial and error.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Tree-ear visit the kiln every night in Chapter 6?

2. What changed with Min about working on the potter's wheel?

3. Where does Tree-ear hide his bowl?

4. What is Tree-ear's response to Crane-man's offer?

5. What does Tree-ear learn quickly?

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