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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 was the palace located in the city?
(a) On the north side.
(b) On the south side.
(c) On the edge of town.
(d) In the center.

2. Why won't Min teach Tree-ear how to use the wheel?
(a) Tree-ear is too clumsy.
(b) Tree-ear is not his son.
(c) Tree-ear is too young.
(d) Min doesn't have time.

3. What did the bandits do with the two vases?
(a) Smashed them on the ground.
(b) Threw them at Tree-ear.
(c) Took them with them.
(d) Threw them off the cliff.

4. How many soldiers stood guard at the palace gate?
(a) Two.
(b) Five.
(c) One.
(d) Three.

5. What does Crane-man tell Tree-ear the first potters did?
(a) Learned their trade by trial and error.
(b) Considered pottery an art, not a trade.
(c) Considered pottery making a respected trade.
(d) Made objects for use, not beauty.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Crane-man say kept him from going to the temple when he lost his home?

2. What did Tree-ear find at the end of each day on his journey for his first six days?

3. What was the emissary doing when Tree-ear was brought before him?

4. How did Tree-ear get back to his village?

5. How does Tree-ear act towards Crane-man when he comes back to the bridge after his pack is done?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Crane-man feel when Tree-ear tells him of his proposal? What does Crane-man do for the trip? How does Min upset Tree-ear?

2. What does Min do over the next few months?

3. What does Tree-ear do on his first day back at the village?

4. What concerns Min about the emissary's kindness and what does Tree-ear tell Min's wife?

5. What is the story behind the place called Rock of the Falling Flowers and what has Tree-ear promised Crane-man about the place?

6. What happens with Tree-ear and the fox?

7. What does Tree-ear realize he can do?

8. How does Tree-ear feel when he arrives in Songdo and what happens at first about his request to the guards?

9. When is Min done with his vases and how is Crane-man involved?

10. What do Tree-ear and Min do with the pots early in the morning and what does Tree-ear to for several days after?

(see the answer keys)

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