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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 Crane-man do when Tree-ear yelled at him about Min's wife?

2. When was Min's pieces ready for Tree-ear to take?

3. What did Min give Tree-ear for the journey?

4. What was contained in Tree-ear's food bag?

5. How did Min's wife help with the inlay project?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Min's wife request of Crane-man? What is his response? What is Tree-ear's response?

2. What does Min tell Tree-ear when he finds him upon returning home?

3. What does Min say to Tree-ear's suggestion and what is Tree-ear's response to her?

4. What does Tree-ear give Crane-man before he leaves on his journey?

5. Who joins Tree-ear at the rock and what does Tree-ear realize?

6. How does Tree-ear feel and what does he do after the two men leave him at the Rock?

7. What happens with the pots that Tree-ear has guarded?

8. What does Tree-ear first do at the Rock of Falling Flowers?

9. What does Crane-man finally end up doing about Min's wife's request?

10. How does Tree-ear feel when he arrives back in Ch'ulp'o and where does Min's wife send him?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

A Single Shard takes place in the twelfth century in Korea.

1. Discuss the differences you see in the technological level between Tree-ear's time. Include examples from the book and your own life to illustrate your answer.

2. Discuss the differences and similarities you see between family and social life in Tree-ear's era and your own. Include examples from the book and your own life to illustrate your answer.

3. Discuss why you would like to live in Tree-ear's time and why you would not like to live then. Include examples from the book and your own life to illustrate your answer.

Essay Topic 3

Tree-ear has discovered that Kang is using a pottery technique that if Min use it Min would be certain to win the royal commission. Unfortunately, Tree-ear's strong sense of morals prevents him from telling Min what he has seen. It is ironic that Tree-ear feels free to spy, but he does not feel free to share what he has learned.

1. What is irony? (This may need research). How is the situation with Tree-ear an example of irony?

2. Discuss one other example in this book that is ironic and tell why you believe the situation is ironic. Include examples from the book and your own life to illustrate your answer.

3. Do you think it is wrong for Tree-ear to spy on Kang? Why or why not? Include examples from the book and your own life to illustrate your answer.

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