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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Min say about the gift Tree-ear had given Crane-man before he left?
(a) It was fine work.
(b) It was passaable.
(c) It was better than some Min has done.
(d) It was ugly.

2. How did Min's wife help with the inlay project?
(a) Putting the red clay in the scooped out inlays.
(b) Cutting out the pattern.
(c) Drawing the designs on the vases.
(d) Drawing the pottery shapes on wood.

3. Why didn't Tree-ear like the smile a man gave him at the Rock?
(a) The man did not smile.
(b) The man was looking at Tree-ear's jiggeh when he smiled.
(c) The smile did not reach his eyes.
(d) It was unpleasant.

4. What did Crane-man tell Tree-ear when he arrived at the bridge in Chapter 9?
(a) He had found a jacket in the river.
(b) He had two pairs of sandals made for him.
(c) He had Tree-ear's bedroom ready.
(d) He had fish for dinner.

5. What did Tree-ear see in the market at Puyo that made him want to hurry to the end of his journey?
(a) A calendar showing that he had taken longer then he thought.
(b) Some of Min's pottery.
(c) Pottery with inlays.
(d) The royal emissary's entourage.

6. When was Min's pieces ready for Tree-ear to take?
(a) In the middle of the summer.
(b) Toward the beginning of fall.
(c) At the end of spring.
(d) In the middle of the fall.

7. How did Tree-ear get back to his village?
(a) Walked.
(b) Rode a donkey.
(c) By sea.
(d) By a carriage.

8. What did Crane-man tell Tree-ear about doors and wind?
(a) The same wind that blows a door shut often opens another.
(b) Wind can be stopped by a door.
(c) Doors shut with the the wind often slam.
(d) Doors create wind when they open or shut.

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

10. After Tree-ear fell on the path going down from the Rock, what thought gave him hope?
(a) The second vase might not have broken.
(b) There might be half a vase left.
(c) The emissary is a kind man.
(d) He is young and can find a job in the city.

11. What did Tree-ear think of himself after the bandits left?
(a) He was a failure.
(b) He was stupid.
(c) He did the best he could.
(d) He was weak.

12. How many replicates of the inlay vase did Min make?
(a) Three.
(b) Five.
(c) Six.
(d) Two.

13. Who was the first person Tree-ear talked to when he arrived back at the village?
(a) Min.
(b) Kang.
(c) Min's wife.
(d) Crane-man.

14. How long did Tree-ear walk each day on the second part of his journey?
(a) From sun-up to sun-down.
(b) From late morning to late afternoon.
(c) From early morning to dusk.
(d) From morning to dinner time.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What worried Tree-ear about leaving Crane-man?

2. Where did Tree-ear put his flint stones?

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

4. What was the emissary doing when Tree-ear was brought before him?

5. Why did Min tell Tree-ear to go collect some wood?

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