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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 3-4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. Tree-ear prepares the clay for __________.
(a) Brick molds.
(b) The kiln.
(c) The wheel.
(d) The other potters since Min sells the clay in the village.

3. Who is Min?
(a) The best baker in Ch'ulp'o.
(b) The head of the monastery.
(c) The best potter in Ch'ulp'o.
(d) The brother of Tree-ear's best friend.

4. What did Crane-man try to do during the day when Tree-ear was working?
(a) Catch a rabbit.
(b) Sleep in the shade.
(c) Catch a flounder.
(d) Bake bread with acorn flour.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In what century is A Single Shard set?

2. Tree-ear also prepares the clay for __________.

3. What does Min do as Tree-ear is holding some nesting boxes?

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

5. In which area of Korea is the novel set?

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