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

2. Why does Tree-ear feel guilty?
(a) For being too tired to fish for Crane-man's dinner.
(b) For not saving some of his midday meal for Crane-man.
(c) For not being there when the boys were harassing Crane-man.
(d) For wishing to leave Crane-man.

3. What did Min tell Tree-ear to do about setting up the planks for his display?
(a) Set the larger planks on the top.
(b) Set them so the sea was in the background.
(c) Put the planks so the ocean was to the front.
(d) Scatter seashells around the pottery to distract the emissary.

4. What does Min do as Tree-ear is holding some nesting boxes?
(a) Beats Tree-ear about the head with his cane.
(b) Makes a vase on the wheel.
(c) Offers to show Tree-ear how to pick out the best clay.
(d) SShows Tree-ear how he spun the wheel to make the box.

5. Why did Tree-ear visit the kiln every night in Chapter 6?
(a) To bring wood to it.
(b) To see Kang's wine cup.
(c) To stand close and get warm.
(d) To see if it needed more wood.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Tree-ear decide to do what he did in question 48?

2. What does Tree-ear realize in the middle of the first day that he is working?

3. Tree-ear prepares the clay for __________.

4. About what is Crane-man pleased?

5. What does Tree-ear discover after a few days?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do the potters in town do about the news?

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

3. Whom does Tree-ear see on his way to work one day and what does the incident suggest to Tree-ear?

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

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

6. What will Tree-ear and Crane-man have to do for the winter?

7. What does Tree-ear do about the problem with his food and what does he find to his surprise in his bowl?

8. What does Tree-ear do the day before the big event and what does Min order him to do?

9. Why does Tree-ear feel guilty at home on his first night of work? What does he decide to do about his shame?

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

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