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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What does Tree-ear learn quickly?
(a) How to throw pots.
(b) How to get clay.
(c) How to glaze Min's pots.
(d) How to stay on Min's good side.

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

5. What was different about Min's display for the judging from the other potters?
(a) He had significantly less pieces.
(b) He did not use live flowers in the vases.
(c) His display put the big pieces on the top shelves.
(d) He had many more pieces than the others.

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

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

8. 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.

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

10. What does Tree-ear decide to do?
(a) Go to the temple and beg for food.
(b) Go catch a fish for Crane-man.
(c) Go to the monastery and beg for food.
(d) Take his bowl to work the next day.

11. What does Crane-man offer?
(a) To send Tree-ear to Crane-man's brother for an apprenticeship.
(b) To help Tree-ear.
(c) To talk to the healer about the apprenticeship.
(d) To take Tree-ear to find his uncle.

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

13. What does Tree-ear tell the farmer?
(a) Nothing; he is not allowed to talk to the farmer.
(b) About the new family in town.
(c) About the hole in the rice bag.
(d) About finding a piece of jade.

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

15. What does Tree-ear discover after a few days?
(a) Min's wife is unhappy that Tree-ear is there.
(b) Min's son is coming home soon.
(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.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. How did Tree-ear sometimes manage to get winter garments for him and Crane-man?

4. Why does Tree-ear ask this of Min?

5. What did Min's wife give Tree-ear?

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