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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Min tell Tree-ear to do about setting up the planks for his display?

2. Where does Tree-ear go after working?

3. What opens up when the winter storms stop?

4. What is Min's response to Tree-ear's request?

5. Where did Tree-ear and Crane-man live during the winter?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the story of how Tree-ear came to live with Crane-man?

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

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

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

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

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

8. How does Tree-ear break one of Min's boxes?

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. How does Tree-ear finally find out what Kang is doing?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Titles often play a vital role in making a person decide to read a particular book. Discuss the following:

1. Fully explain why you think A Single Shard is titled as such. Do you think it is the best title for the book? Why or why not? Can you think of a better title? Why would you choose it?

2. How important is a title in influencing you to consider reading a book? Explain your answer.

3. Do you think a title needs to have direct relevance to a book's content? Explain your answer.

4. Have you ever read a book that when you finished, you did not understand the relevance of the title? Did it discourage you from "trusting" that particular author again?

Essay Topic 2

Tree-ear sees rice falling from a farmer's pack and he debates telling the man or just waiting until the farmer is gone and picking up the rice. His honesty won't let him steal. He catches up to the farmer who repairs his pack. The farmer tells Tree-ear he can have all the rice that has fallen to the ground.Tree-ear is ecstatic for this means he and Crane-man will eat well for several days.

1. How does the cliche, "Honesty is the best policy" relate to the above? Use examples from the text and your own life to support your answer.

2. If Tree-ear had not told the farmer he and Crane-man could have eaten for more than several days. Even so, do you think Tree-ear was correct in doing what he did? Why or why not? Use examples from the text and your own life to support your answer.

3. Crane-man is proud that Tree-ear chose to be honest. Explain why you think Crane-man felt this way. Use examples from the text and your own life to support your answer.

Essay Topic 3

Tree-ear volunteers to take Min's pottery to Songdo for the emissary to see. It is a long and possibly dangerous journey.

1. Do you think children the same age as Tree-ear in the present day could have made the journey he did? Why or why not? Use examples from the text and your own life to support your answer.

2. Explain how the journey and the events on the journey demonstrates Tree-ear's determination and courage. Use examples from the text and your own life to support your answer.

3. Do you think it was irresponsible of Min and Crane-man to send a young boy Tree-ear's age on such a journey? Why or why not? Use examples from the text and your own life to support your answer.

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