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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 5-6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Tree-ear used to live?
(a) Beijing.
(b) Sapang.
(c) Qijang.
(d) Songdo.

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

3. What does Tree-ear discover after a few days?
(a) Min's son is coming home soon.
(b) Min is bitter at not having a son.
(c) The bowl is full when he returns to it at the end of the day.
(d) Min's wife is unhappy that Tree-ear is there.

4. What does Min do as Tree-ear is holding some nesting boxes?
(a) Offers to show Tree-ear how to pick out the best clay.
(b) Makes a vase on the wheel.
(c) Beats Tree-ear about the head with his cane.
(d) SShows Tree-ear how he spun the wheel to make the box.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did Crane-man tell Tree-ear about the boy informing Min of Kang's work?

3. For what is Tree-ear scavenging?

4. Why did potters try to find gray-brown clay?

5. What does Crane-man offer?

(see the answer key)

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