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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 is Tree-ear holding when Min comes out of the house?
(a) A graven plate.
(b) A porcelein crane.
(c) A nesting box.
(d) A stoneware pitcher.

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

3. What does the farmer do for Tree-ear?
(a) Hires him to catch his chickens.
(b) Gives him permission to dig clay in his fallow field.
(c) Hires him to weed his family garden.
(d) Allows him the spilled rice.

4. What does Tree-ear tell the farmer?
(a) About finding a piece of jade.
(b) About the new family in town.
(c) About the hole in the rice bag.
(d) Nothing; he is not allowed to talk to the farmer.

5. Where does Tree-ear hide his bowl?
(a) Under the porch.
(b) Under his robe.
(c) In the shed.
(d) In the garden.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Who is Min?

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

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

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