A Single Shard: Chapter 4

For what reason does Tree-ear bring his own bowl for his midday meal from Min's wife?

• He thinks her bowls are dirty.

• He is afraid to break her bowl.

• He wants to save half of his food and bring it to Crane-man.

• He has made his own bowl of pottery and wants Min to see it.

Once Tree-ear finds a secure hiding place for his midday meal, where animals are not eating it, what then happens?

• Animals find it again and eat it.

• The entire bowl disappears from the hiding place.

• The bowl is found empty at the end of his day of work, even though the rock covering it is still in place.

• He finds that at the end of this day, the bowl is full again.

Before Tree-ear began working for Min, what filled his and Crane-man's days?

• looking for food without begging or stealing

• working as trash collectors in the town

• looking for odd jobs that would pay in food

• going to homes to ask people to please give them food

What do we learn about Min and his pottery business?

• Everyone buys his pottery as soon as he makes it.

• He is a perfectionist so his work is slow and expensive.

• He is quick at making pottery, but not very skilled.

• He was trained by the best potter ever known in Korea.

Cause: Min is a perfectionist and wants each piece to be perfect.

Effect:

• He is the most successful potter in Korea.

• He is the most famous potter in Korea.

• His pottery is very expensive and takes too long for many to buy it.

• He is never satisfied with his work and destroys it instead of selling it.

In this chapter, what is one thing that Tree-ear wants, but is not getting?

• food from Min

• work from Min

• food for Crane-man

• appreciation from Min