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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Min tell the emissary about bringing an inlay vessel to him later?
(a) He would do it.
(b) He was retiring.
(c) He would send his brother.
(d) He is too old to make the journey.

2. Why was Tree-ear happy with Min's behavior over the red and white clay?
(a) Min complimented him enthusiastically.
(b) It was the first time Tree-ear had the draining correct.
(c) Min took the clay without a single word.
(d) Min told him to do more.

3. What did the bandits do with the two vases?
(a) Smashed them on the ground.
(b) Threw them at Tree-ear.
(c) Took them with them.
(d) Threw them off the cliff.

4. How did Tree-ear carry the vases?
(a) On a jiggeh.
(b) In a leather backpack.
(c) In a hand cart.
(d) In a cloth bag.

5. What does Crane-man tell Tree-ear about a long kept tradition?
(a) Traditions should change every ten years.
(b) It can be stronger than law.
(c) It is silly to have a long kept tradition.
(d) There is no law that governs tradition.

6. Who does Crane-man say kept him from going to the temple when he lost his home?
(a) A hummingbird.
(b) His mother.
(c) His father.
(d) A fox.

7. What did Crane-man often do when Tree-ear was coming home so late from work?
(a) Had him take a bath before bed.
(b) Complained about dinner being late.
(c) Told him stories.
(d) Made him go to bed immediately.

8. What did Tree-ear and Crane-man do at dusk the night before Tree-ear was leaving?
(a) Went to bed.
(b) Skipped stones on the water.
(c) Told stories.
(d) Sang a traveling song.

9. What did Tree-ear find to take to the palace?
(a) A large piece of the second vase.
(b) All of the pieces of the second vase.
(c) A very small piece of the first vase.
(d) Four pieces, two from the first vase and two from the second.

10. What did Tree-ear do on the rock after the bandits left?
(a) Pounded his fist on the ground.
(b) Screamed.
(c) Threw up.
(d) Fell asleep.

11. At what time of the day did Min say they would remove the pieces from the kiln?
(a) At dark.
(b) At midnight.
(c) At noon.
(d) It the morning.

12. What did Tree-ear think about doing for a moment as he stood up after the bandits left?
(a) Killing the two bandits.
(b) Not returning to his village.
(c) Disappearing into the city.
(d) Throwing himself off the cliff.

13. What did Tree-ear tell the emissary was the number of pieces he will most likely receive from Min a year?
(a) Fifteen.
(b) Five.
(c) Ten.
(d) Forty.

14. What was the emissary doing when Tree-ear was brought before him?
(a) Resting in an easy chair.
(b) Writing.
(c) Painting.
(d) Talking to another person.

15. What was contained in Tree-ear's food bag?
(a) Dried squid and rice cakes.
(b) Dried fish and bread.
(c) Rice cakes and dried fruit.
(d) Bread and cheese.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Min say about the gift Tree-ear had given Crane-man before he left?

2. How long was Kang's commission to last?

3. In what shape was Min making his pottery in anticipation of the emissary's final visit?

4. What did Tree-ear do when the two test vases were packed?

5. What was Tree-ear's revelation concerning clay in Chapter 7?

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