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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Crane-man do when Tree-ear yelled at him about Min's wife?
(a) Yelled back.
(b) Walked away.
(c) Laughed.
(d) Cried.

2. How were the openings in the kiln sealed?
(a) With clay plugs.
(b) Mud and straw mixture.
(c) Bronze plugs.
(d) Steel balls.

3. With what did they stuff the two vases that were packed in the basket?
(a) Mud.
(b) Silk.
(c) Old cloth.
(d) Rice straw.

4. What did Tree-ear begin to form with a ball of clay on his first night alone in the woods?
(a) A flower.
(b) A fish.
(c) An elephant.
(d) A turtle.

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

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

7. What did Min give Tree-ear for the journey?
(a) A coat.
(b) A letter to the emissary.
(c) A bank draft.
(d) A string of coins.

8. What time of day was it when Tree-ear found the palace?
(a) Dusk.
(b) Late in the afternoon.
(c) Noon.
(d) Early morning.

9. What did Min begin to do after selecting a design for the inlay?
(a) Drew it on a piece of tracing paper.
(b) Cut it deeply into the vessels.
(c) Drew the design on a piece of cloth.
(d) Began incising it.

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

11. Who was waiting out on the road for Tree-ear the morning after he and Min unloaded the kiln?
(a) Crane-man.
(b) Min's wife.
(c) Min.
(d) The royal emissary.

12. What happens to the vessels if the heat in the kiln rises too fast?
(a) They crack.
(b) They fuse together.
(c) They melt.
(d) They turn black.

13. What did Tree-ear have tied to the bottom of his pack?
(a) A sleeping mat.
(b) A hat and gloves.
(c) A change of clothing.
(d) His muscial flute.

14. What did Tree-ear do just before he started descending off the Rock?
(a) Picked up some rocks for weapons.
(b) Cut a walking stick.
(c) Threw the jiggeh over the edge.
(d) Scanned the countryside for the men.

15. What did Tree-ear do to protect himself from the broken pottery?
(a) Wrapped it in his tunic.
(b) Wrapped it in the silk that was inside the pottery.
(c) Wrapped it in his clay.
(d) Wrapped it in rice straw from his jiggeh.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Tree-ear tell the emissary assistant when he said he would take whatever Tree-ear had to the emissary?

2. What did Min do differently at the kiln in Chapter 7?

3. What did Tree-ear see as one of the major differences between Min's inlay cuts and Kang's?

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

5. Who does Crane-man say kept him from going to the temple when he lost his home?

(see the answer keys)

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