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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 make more than other potters?
2. What is Tree-ear's response to Crane-man's offer?
3. What does Min insist upon that makes Tree-ear's job even more tedious?
4. What did Min's wife give Tree-ear?
5. When would the potters find out the emissary's decision?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Tree-ear do at Min's house?
2. What kind of work is cutting clay and what does Tree-ear remember while he is cutting?
3. How does Crane-man feel about Tree-ear's behavior?
4. How does time pass for Tree-ear and his new job and what is the rotation of his jobs?
5. What does Tree-ear ask Min when his nine days are done and what is Min's response?
6. What work of Min's does Tree-ear see the first time he goes to Min's house?
7. What does the emissary do when he arrives at the village?
8. What does Min's wife give Tree-ear and what does Tree-ear do with the gift?
9. Why did Tree-ear stay with Crane-man?
10. What does Tree-ear do to pay for the box and how is he disappointed?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the following:
1. What is a plot? What are the most important elements of a plot and their definition? Do all novels have a plot? Why or why not?
2. Write a brief synopsis of the plot of A Single Shard, identifying where the various elements of the plot occur (Exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution or denouement). Do you find it difficult to identify the plot? Why or why not? What about the various elements of the plot?
3. Identify the major sub-plots and their elements in A Single Shard. (The subplots may not contain every element of a major plot). Do the sub-plots add to the main plot? Why or why not. Are the sub-plots interesting in and of themselves? Why or why not.
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the following:
1. What do you think are the characteristics of a successful novel?
2. Analyze and discuss A Single Shard based upon the criteria you decide upon in #1 and judge if A Single Shard is a successful novel.
3. Do you think the criteria for a successful novel should be different if it is written for young teens versus adults? Why or why not? Would most adults consider A Single Shard a successful novel? What about young teens?
Essay Topic 3
When Tree-ear comes home with the rice Crane-man makes a joke about their constant struggle to find enough to eat. Throughout the book Crane-man makes jokes about very serious issues.
1. Do you think the jokes Crane-man makes are funny? Why or why not? Use examples from the text and your own life to support your answer.
2. Joking about dire situations is called gallows humor. With research, explain the concept of gallows humor and why it is important to humans. Use examples from the text and your own life to support your answer.
3. Discuss three examples of humor you would use in Tree-ear's situation and explain why you think they are funny and why they would help you in his situation.
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