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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 rotate doing?
(a) Cutting clay, draining clay and weeding the garden.
(b) Cutting wood, cutting clay and weeding the garden.
(c) Cutting wood, cutting clay draining clay.
(d) Cutting wood, draining clay and weeding the garden.

2. What happens when Tree-ear is told to leave Crane-man?
(a) He brings Crane-man with him.
(b) He refuses.
(c) He is not told to leave Crane-man.
(d) He tells Crane-man he will come back for him.

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

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

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

6. What did Crane-man tell Tree-ear about the boy informing Min of Kang's work?
(a) It would be all right.
(b) For Tree-ear to ask Kang.
(c) He didn't know the answer.
(d) It would be stealing.

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

8. 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 it wouldn't fuse with the shelf.
(d) So air could circulate.

9. Why did Min send Tree-ear to the seashore?
(a) To go fishing.
(b) To pick up seashells.
(c) To check the weather.
(d) To gather seaweed.

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

11. Who is Tree-ear?
(a) A young orphan.
(b) The daughter of the village baker.
(c) The village potter.
(d) The son of the village commissioner.

12. What does Min insist upon that makes Tree-ear's job even more tedious?
(a) Tree-ear must follow Min's helpful advice.
(b) Tree-ear must stand as Tree-ear is working.
(c) Processing the clay sometimes 4 or 5 times.
(d) Tree-ear must help Min sometimes.

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

14. Why does Tree-ear decide to do what he did in question 48?
(a) He is thinking of becoming a monk.
(b) He can save half of his food at lunch for Crane-man.
(c) He loves Crane-man like a father.
(d) Since Crane-man has no crutch to beg, Tree-ear will.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. About what is Crane-man pleased?

2. What does Min do as Tree-ear is holding some nesting boxes?

3. What does Min do the next morning when Tree-ear arrives?

4. What is the name of the vase that has dozens of birds inlaid inside medallions surrounded by clouds?

5. Who is Min?

(see the answer keys)

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