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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. How many replicates and how many firing batches did Min do?
(a) Ten replicates in three firings.
(b) Six replicates in two firings.
(c) A dozen replicates in three firings.
(d) Four replicates in two firings.

5. What did Min do differently at the kiln in Chapter 7?
(a) He stayed at the kiln thoughout the entire firing.
(b) He put more wood in to start.
(c) He put less wood in to start.
(d) He left as soon as the wood was lit.

6. What kind of roof did the palace have?
(a) A tarred roof.
(b) Thatched roof.
(c) Red clay roof.
(d) Celadon tile roof.

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

8. What did Tree-ear see as one of the major differences between Min's inlay cuts and Kang's?
(a) Min's design did not cover the entire vase.
(b) Min's was more general.
(c) Min's design was of animals not plants.
(d) Min's was finer and more detailed.

9. With what did Min remove the hot vessels from the kiln?
(a) Metal tongs.
(b) Large chopsticks.
(c) Cloth pot holders.
(d) Wooden tongs.

10. What animal did Tree-ear see on his first night of sleeping alone in the woods?
(a) A racoon.
(b) A fox.
(c) A snake.
(d) A rabbit.

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

12. Why did Min smash all the vases that had inlays?
(a) The vessels had cracked.
(b) The vessels had fused.
(c) The inlays had fallen out.
(d) The glaze had been ruined with brown splotches.

13. What did Min say to Tree-ear when he came to check on the progress of the red and white clay?
(a) He took too long.
(b) It was gotten from the correct spot.
(c) It needed another draining.
(d) It was the wrong clay.

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

15. How often did Tree-ear eat on the second part of his journey?
(a) Every day.
(b) Twice a day.
(c) Every other day.
(d) Every two days.

Short Answer Questions

1. After Tree-ear fell on the path going down from the Rock, what thought gave him hope?

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

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

4. What was Min laughing at the first time Tree-ear ever heard him laugh?

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

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