A Single Shard Chapter 6

Why is a royal emissary coming to Ch'ulp'o?

• To find out what Kang is doing

• to assign palace pottery commissions

• to get a drink from the wine shop.

• Just as a stop on the way to Kangjin

Why does Min make so many replicas for a special order?

• So he can sell the others later

• Min wants to be better than Kang

• The clay would sometimes not work the way wanted

• So many things can go wrong in the unpredictable kiln

What is Tree-ear's moral dilemma?

• Tree-ear is not sure if it is right tell Min about Kangs new way of decorating pottery.

• Tree-ear is not sure if he should continue spying on Kang to find out more about his methods

• Tree-ear is thinking of quieting because he has not been taught to make a pot.

• Tree-ear is thinking of going to work for Kang

What did Tree-ear bring to Min to put in the vases

• Wild flowers

• roses

• straw

• branches of flowering plum

What happened when Emissary Kim inspected the potters work.

• The Emissary offered Kang a commission

• The Emissary seemed disinterested in all the potters work

• The Emissary paid close attention to both Kang and Min

• The Emissary offered Min a commission