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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Tree-ear decide to do what he did in question 48?
(a) He can save half of his food at lunch for Crane-man.
(b) He loves Crane-man like a father.
(c) He is thinking of becoming a monk.
(d) Since Crane-man has no crutch to beg, Tree-ear will.

2. What does Tree-ear do with the clay after he mixes it?
(a) Stirs it for hours.
(b) Covers it with sawdust.
(c) Runs it through a sieve.
(d) Fills round molds.

3. What happens to Tree-ear as a result of the day's work?
(a) He gets a bad blister.
(b) He falls into the river and almost drowns.
(c) He impresses the healer who offers him an apprenticeship.
(d) He falls asleep without eating.

4. What is Tree-ear holding when Min comes out of the house?
(a) A stoneware pitcher.
(b) A graven plate.
(c) A nesting box.
(d) A porcelein crane.

5. What does Tree-ear discover when he returns to his bowl?
(a) The food was covered in ants.
(b) The bowl was gone.
(c) The food had spoiled in the heat.
(d) An animal ate his food.

Short Answer Questions

1. What excites Tree-ear?

2. Why does Tree-ear ask this of Min?

3. What does Tree-ear find difficult?

4. What kind of branch did Tree-ear bring Min for a vase on display?

5. What was different about Min's display for the judging from the other potters?

Short Essay Questions

1. How interesting is Tree-ear's third kind of job and why is it more difficult?

2. What does Tree-ear try to find out and how does his quest end?

3. How does time pass for Tree-ear and his new job and what is the rotation of his jobs?

4. What did Tree-ear do about the rice container? What was the farmer's response?

5. What does Tree-ear do with his bowl the next day of work and what happens to the food?

6. What work of Min's does Tree-ear see the first time he goes to Min's house?

7. What does Min do the first thing when Tree-ear arrives on his second morning?

8. What exciting news reaches the village in Chapter 6?

9. Why did Tree-ear stay with Crane-man?

10. What does Tree-ear do for the next eight days for Min?

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