A Single Shard

In what century is A Single Shard set?

• 10th

• 20th

• 17th

• 12th

In what area of the world is the novel set?

• Eastern coast of Japan

• Northern mountains of China

• Western coast of Korea

• The heart of Vietnam

What is a jiggeh?

• A hat used to shade wearers from the sun

• A tool farmers used to harvest rice

• A straw backpack

• A dance of celebration

When Tree-ear sees the farmer leaving a trail of rice, he stops to consider what is the right thing to do. How would you categorize that conflict.

• Character vs. Another Character

• Character vs. Self

• Character vs. Nature

• This is not an example of conflict

What was the origin of the name Tree-ear?

• The boy had unusually shaped ears.

• He could only hear from one ear.

• He was called the name after a type of mushroom that grew without a parent seed.

• It meant that he had such good hearing that he could even hear the trees growing

What do cranes symbolize in Korea?

• Injury

• A long life

• Happiness

• Love

According to the text, the village of Ch'ulp'o was known for...

• monks because they were kind and took in orphans

• grey-green pottery which was made of celadon

• many rice fields

• having a large population of homeless people

According to the text, why does Tree-ear choose Min to watch?

• Min is his hero.

• Min is not as secretive as the other potters.

• Min said that Tree-ear could watch him.

• Min is the only potter that Tree-ear knows of.

To watch Min, Tree-ear hides behind a paulownia. What is a paulownia?

• A type of shack or hut

• A tree common to Korea with low hanging branches

• A bush with large leaves

• A pottery store

Why was Min disappointed in Tree Ears work the first day

• Tree Ear didn't bring enough wood

• Tree Ear did not take the wood to the kiln and unload it

• Tree Ears brought the wrong kind of wood

• Tree took to long to do the work.