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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. Where did the emissary and his entourage spend the night at Tree-ear's village?
(a) At Min's house.
(b) In a local government official's house.
(c) In the village inn.
(d) On their boat.

2. What does Tree-ear request of Min?
(a) To take the crane figurine to Crane-man.
(b) To get an apple off Min's tree.
(c) To be allowed to watch Min work.
(d) To be allowed to work for Min.

3. What changed with Min about working on the potter's wheel?
(a) He no longer sang at the wheel.
(b) His wife helped him on the wheel.
(c) He allowed Tree-ear to help him.
(d) He used less water.

4. What news did a boat bring to Tree-ear's village?
(a) The emperor had died.
(b) A royal emissary was coming to the village.
(c) There was a new queen.
(d) China had invaded the country.

5. Why did monks sendTree-ear to Ch'ulp'o?
(a) To look for his older brother.
(b) To look for his uncle.
(c) To look for his grandfather.
(d) To look for his older sister.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Tree-ear go after working?

2. What does Crane-man offer?

3. Tree-ear prepares the clay for __________.

4. What does Min insist upon that makes Tree-ear's job even more tedious?

5. What does Tree-ear do about the bowl?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Tree-ear ask Min when his nine days are done and what is Min's response?

3. What is the third job to which Tree-ear is assigned and how does he do it?

4. How does Crane-man feel about Tree-ear's behavior?

5. What does Min's wife give Tree-ear and what does Tree-ear do with the gift?

6. Why does Tree-ear go to Min's house?

7. What does Crane-man do during the day and what does he make Tree-ear?

8. What was Tree-ear doing when he saw a rice container had a leak?

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

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

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