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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 1-2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Tree-ear request of Min?
(a) To get an apple off Min's tree.
(b) To be allowed to watch Min work.
(c) To take the crane figurine to Crane-man.
(d) To be allowed to work for Min.

2. Who is Crane-man?
(a) Tree-ear's best friend.
(b) Tree-ear's guardian.
(c) The village school teacher.
(d) Tree-ear's brother.

3. For how long has Tree-ear been with Crane-man?
(a) 1 year.
(b) 12 years.
(c) 4 years.
(d) 10 years.

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

5. What is the name of the vase that has dozens of birds inlaid inside medallions surrounded by clouds?
(a) The Cranes Landing Vase.
(b) The Forging of a Thousand Sands Vase.
(c) The Vase of a Thousand Herons.
(d) Thousand Cranes Vase.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the farmer carrying?

2. Why does Min send him there?

3. Where does Min send Tree-ear the next morning?

4. What is Tree-ear holding when Min comes out of the house?

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

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