A Single Shard Review Chapters 1-12

What is the setting of the novel?

• 12th century Korea

• 12th century Japan

• South Korea

• 12th century China

Tree-ear is the ________________ of A Single Shard.

• Antagonist

• Bad guy

• Protagonist

Tree-ear and Crane-man live under a

• house

• basement

• tree

• bridge

Tree-ear watches Min because Tree-ear's dream is to

• have a father

• have a home

• be rich like Min

• become a master potter

After breaking a piece of pottery, Tree-ear volunteers to work for Min. First, he is sent to

• the woods to chop wood

• drain clay

• fetch water from the river

• the bridge

After his debt is paid, Tree-ear decides to continue working for Min. His next job was to

• chop wood

• fetch berries

• cut the clay from the riverbank

• make a pot

Every worker was guaranteed a meal at noon. Tree-ear saved half of his FIRST meal for Crane-man.

• True

• False

Tree-ear starts to hide half of his meal to save for Crane-man. He discovers that his bowl

• was refilled to the top

• was gone

• was a different bowl

After cutting clay, Tree-ear learned how to

• mold the clay

• use the wheel

• drain the clay

• make twine

Min's wife gave Tree-ear

• clay to make a pot with

• berries as a treat

• a hug

• a jacket and pantaloons that belonged to her dead son