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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What song did Tree-ear begin to sing while he was walking?
(a) Min's throwing song.
(b) A lullaby his mother sang to him.
(c) A marching song.
(d) A song Crane-man taught him.

2. Where did Tree-ear fall asleep on his first night alone?
(a) Beneath a large tree.
(b) Up in a tree.
(c) On the ground by his fire.
(d) Between two boulders.

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

4. What did the bandit say to Tree-ear when a second man overcame the boy and Tree-ear still struggled?
(a) They only wanted food.
(b) They only wanted his coins.
(c) He didn't have anything they wanted.
(d) To stop, or they would do worse than robbery.

5. What did the man grab from Tree-ear?
(a) Tree-ear's pouch.
(b) Tree-ear's shirt.
(c) Tree-ear's jiggeh.
(d) Tree-ear's sandals.

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

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

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

9. What did Tree-ear give Crane-man before he went on his journey?
(a) A clay monkey.
(b) A polished stone.
(c) A clay rabbit.
(d) Two coins from his string.

10. What did Tree-ear need to worry about as he fought with the bandit?
(a) The man killing him.
(b) Breaking a bone.
(c) Hurting the man.
(d) Falling off the cliff.

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

12. Why won't Min teach Tree-ear how to use the wheel?
(a) Tree-ear is not his son.
(b) Tree-ear is too young.
(c) Tree-ear is too clumsy.
(d) Min doesn't have time.

13. What did Tree-ear find at the end of each day on his journey for his first six days?
(a) A village.
(b) He had plenty to eat.
(c) A temple.
(d) He was getting less tired.

14. 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) Made him go to bed immediately.
(d) Told him stories.

15. Where was the palace located in the city?
(a) On the south side.
(b) On the north side.
(c) In the center.
(d) On the edge of town.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Tree-ear do at Min's house the day the emissary awarded the commission to Kang?

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

3. What did Tree-ear tell the emissary was the number of pieces he will most likely receive from Min a year?

4. Why didn't Tree-ear like the smile a man gave him at the Rock?

5. Why did Tree-ear's attitude toward work change?

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