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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of pottery did Tree-ear plan to be his first one?
(a) A prunus vase.
(b) A cornus twist.
(c) A water carrier.
(d) A perfume bottle.

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

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

4. Where does Tree-ear hide his bowl?
(a) Under his robe.
(b) In the garden.
(c) In the shed.
(d) Under the porch.

5. How are orphans seen in Korea during Tree-ear's time?
(a) As good luck.
(b) As bad luck.
(c) As no different than anyone else.
(d) As immoral.

6. What story does Crane-man tell Tree-ear?
(a) The princess and the peasant.
(b) The story of how Tree-ear comes to live with Crane-man.
(c) The sea dragons.
(d) The prince and the peasant.

7. Where did Tree-ear used to live?
(a) Songdo.
(b) Qijang.
(c) Sapang.
(d) Beijing.

8. What opens up when the winter storms stop?
(a) The frozen river.
(b) The mountain passes.
(c) The forest paths.
(d) Sea-trade routes.

9. Why does Tree-ear ask this of Min?
(a) For payment for breaking the pottery.
(b) To satisfy his hunger.
(c) To see how Min made the boxes.
(d) To cheer-up Crane-man.

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

11. Why did potters try to find gray-brown clay?
(a) It was considered holy.
(b) It fused well with the celadon glaze.
(c) It was waterproof.
(d) It was the strongest clay.

12. What is Tree-ear holding when Min comes out of the house?
(a) A stoneware pitcher.
(b) A porcelein crane.
(c) A nesting box.
(d) A graven plate.

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

14. What does Tree-ear do about the bowl?
(a) He fills it with water, and the ants float away.
(b) He asks Min for one.
(c) He finds a more secure place to hide it.
(d) He decides to make a new one.

15. What did Tree-ear decide when he saw Kang with his wheel barrel?
(a) Kang had gone crazy.
(b) Kang was pretending to do something important.
(c) To be there when the kiln opened in a few days.
(d) Kang was stealing from the village.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Min's response to Tree-ear's request?

2. Why did Tree-ear think Kang might have something special for the kiln?

3. Who is Tree-ear?

4. Where did Tree-ear and Crane-man live during the winter?

5. What does Tree-ear do with the clay after he mixes it?

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