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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the village potters begin to do at the kiln?
(a) Pace restlessly.
(b) Load it with more pottery.
(c) Fight over taking turns.
(d) Use a different kind of wood.

2. What was different about Min's display for the judging from the other potters?
(a) He had many more pieces than the others.
(b) His display put the big pieces on the top shelves.
(c) He did not use live flowers in the vases.
(d) He had significantly less pieces.

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

4. For what is Tree-ear scavenging?
(a) Food.
(b) Bits of thread.
(c) Bits of leather.
(d) Clay.

5. What is Min's response to Tree-ear's request?
(a) He says he does not let anyone watch him work.
(b) He reluctantly agrees.
(c) He says the apples are quite sour.
(d) He tells Tree-ear to take the crane figure to his guardian.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was firing a piece of pottery so difficult?

2. Why does Tree-ear feel guilty?

3. What story does Crane-man tell Tree-ear?

4. Why did a potter want a vessel off the shelf in the kiln?

5. Where did the emissary and his entourage spend the night at Tree-ear's village?

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