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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 Tree-ear give Crane-man before he went on his journey?

2. What song did Tree-ear begin to sing while he was walking?

3. What did Crane-man often do when Tree-ear was coming home so late from work?

4. What did Tree-ear have tied to the bottom of his pack?

5. What did Min say to Tree-ear when he came to check on the progress of the red and white clay?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What does Min do about the problem with the pots?

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

8. In Chapter 7, what does Tree-ear finally tell Min and what does Min have Tree-ear do? What does Tree-ear realize he has learned when he performs his task?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 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

Oftentimes, a book has more of a character-driven plot rather than action driven, and oftentimes the other way. Some books seem to balance the two. Discuss the following:

1. What do you think it means to say that a plot is character driven? Action driven?

2. How do you think a plot differs if it is character driven versus action driven?

3. Which type of plot do you find more interesting? Why?

4. Do you think it is possible to have a plot where action and character development share equal time? Why or why not.

5. What type of plot do you think A Single Shard is? Explain your response.

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