2. What does Min do the next morning when Tree-ear arrives?
(a) Shows him a new crane he is working on.
(b) Yells at him.
(c) Sends him back to the quarry.
(d) Tells him to ask his wife for breakfast.

3. What happens to the object that Tree-ear is holding?
(a) Tree-ear drops it, and it breaks.
(b) Tree-ear asks to learn how to make it.
(c) Tree-ear gives it to Min.
(d) Tree-ear gives it to Crane-man.

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

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

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

7. What did Min tell Tree-ear to do about setting up the planks for his display?
(a) Put the planks so the ocean was to the front.
(b) Scatter seashells around the pottery to distract the emissary.
(c) Set them so the sea was in the background.
(d) Set the larger planks on the top.

8. What was Tree-ear's secret about one of the bowls put out for display?
(a) Tree-ear made one of the petal decorations.
(b) It had an unknown flaw.
(c) It was mostly his work.
(d) He had changed the glaze on it.

9. When would the potters find out the emissary's decision?
(a) In the next month.
(b) The next morning.
(c) In six weeks.
(d) In five months.

10. For how long does Tree-ear do the same thing for Min?
(a) 1 month.
(b) 3 months.
(c) 2 weeks.
(d) 9 days.

11. Why does Tree-ear feel guilty?
(a) For wishing to leave Crane-man.
(b) For being too tired to fish for Crane-man's dinner.
(c) For not being there when the boys were harassing Crane-man.
(d) For not saving some of his midday meal for Crane-man.

12. What news did a boat bring to Tree-ear's village?
(a) There was a new queen.
(b) China had invaded the country.
(c) The emperor had died.
(d) A royal emissary was coming to the village.

13. What does Tree-ear discover when he returns to his bowl?
(a) The bowl was gone.
(b) An animal ate his food.
(c) The food was covered in ants.
(d) The food had spoiled in the heat.

14. What changed with Min about working on the potter's wheel?
(a) He no longer sang at the wheel.
(b) He allowed Tree-ear to help him.
(c) He used less water.
(d) His wife helped him on the wheel.

15. In which area of Korea is the novel set?
(a) The heart of Korea.
(b) Northern mountains.
(c) Eastern coast.
(d) Western coast.