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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 kind of branch did Tree-ear bring Min for a vase on display?
(a) A whip-o-willow branch.
(b) A flowering plum branch.
(c) He did not get a branch for any vase.
(d) A branch of cherry blossoms.

2. Where does Min send Tree-ear the second day?
(a) To help a potter who is ill.
(b) To get straw.
(c) To get wood.
(d) To weed the garden.

3. How were the openings in the kiln sealed?
(a) With clay plugs.
(b) Bronze plugs.
(c) Mud and straw mixture.
(d) Steel balls.

4. What does Tree-ear find difficult?
(a) Liking Min.
(b) Pleasing Min.
(c) Cutting clay from the river bank.
(d) Taking care of Crane-man.

5. What did Min do after the inscribing and the inlay were done?
(a) Put holes where the handles would go.
(b) Remove the inlays for firing.
(c) Squared up the base of the vessel.
(d) Removed all excess slip.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. About what is Crane-man pleased?

3. What did Tree-ear see as one of the major differences between Min's inlay cuts and Kang's?

4. Who was waiting out on the road for Tree-ear the morning after he and Min unloaded the kiln?

5. Who is Tree-ear?

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