2. 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) Forty.
(d) Ten.

3. How did Min tell Tree-ear he wanted the red and white pottery drained for the inlays?
(a) For it to be drained like the brown clay.
(b) As if for glaze.
(c) For it not to drain.
(d) For him to drain it only two times.

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

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

6. How is the wood laid in the kiln?
(a) It is placed in a straight line in the bottom of the kiln.
(b) In a complicated, criss-cross pattern.
(c) In a square.
(d) In a type of teepee formation.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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