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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7-8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens to the vessels if the heat in the kiln rises too fast?
(a) They fuse together.
(b) They melt.
(c) They turn black.
(d) They crack.

2. Tree-ear also prepares the clay for __________.
(a) Min's brother.
(b) Pot molds.
(c) The kiln.
(d) Glaze.

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

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. Where does Min send Tree-ear the next morning?
(a) To town.
(b) To the quarry.
(c) To the woods.
(d) To the river.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. How is the wood laid in the kiln?

4. How did Min's wife help with the inlay project?

5. At what time of the day did Min say they would remove the pieces from the kiln?

(see the answer key)

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