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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Tree-ear do with the clay after he mixes it?
(a) Fills round molds.
(b) Stirs it for hours.
(c) Covers it with sawdust.
(d) Runs it through a sieve.

2. What was the farmer carrying?
(a) A rice bag that has a leak.
(b) A hoe.
(c) A letter.
(d) A bag of turnips.

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

4. Why did a potter want a vessel off the shelf in the kiln?
(a) So the shelf wouldn't break.
(b) The vessels sat directly on the shelf.
(c) So air could circulate.
(d) So it wouldn't fuse with the shelf.

5. For how long has Tree-ear been with Crane-man?
(a) 4 years.
(b) 10 years.
(c) 12 years.
(d) 1 year.

6. What hope did Tree-ear have day after day while working for Min?
(a) Crane-man and he would live in Min's house.
(b) He would learn to use the wheel.
(c) Min would adopt him as a son.
(d) He would earn some money.

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

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

9. What did Min make more than other potters?
(a) Wine cups.
(b) Nothing.
(c) Purple glazed vases.
(d) More replicates of a piece of pottery.

10. Why did Tree-ear visit the kiln every night in Chapter 6?
(a) To bring wood to it.
(b) To see Kang's wine cup.
(c) To see if it needed more wood.
(d) To stand close and get warm.

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

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

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

14. Why did monks sendTree-ear to Ch'ulp'o?
(a) To look for his older sister.
(b) To look for his grandfather.
(c) To look for his older brother.
(d) To look for his uncle.

15. What is the name of the vase that has dozens of birds inlaid inside medallions surrounded by clouds?
(a) The Forging of a Thousand Sands Vase.
(b) The Cranes Landing Vase.
(c) Thousand Cranes Vase.
(d) The Vase of a Thousand Herons.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of pottery did Tree-ear plan to be his first one?

2. Who is Crane-man?

3. What did Crane-man do during the day?

4. When would the potters find out the emissary's decision?

5. What was Tree-ear's secret about one of the bowls put out for display?

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