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Single Shard Chapters 1-4

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How did Tree-ear get his name?

a)

He was found under a large tree.

b)

His ears fanned out like a tree branch

c)

He is named after the mushroom that grows on the tree

d)

He loved to climb trees so he could listen in on the master potters.

2.

How did Crane-man get his name?

a)

He had a deformed leg when he was born, causing him to use just one leg like a crane.

b)

He was tall, lean, and majestic like the crane

c)

He took care of all the local cranes and helped to keep them fed.

d)

He was a great artists and painted beautiful murals of cranes.

3.

Where did Tree-ear and Crane-man live?

a)

Behind a master potter's shed

b)

Under a bridge

c)

In a shack by the clay pits

d)

By the river in a hut

4.

What was the village of Ch'ulp'o known for?

a)

It's unique celadon pottery

b)

It's silkworm tapestries

c)

It's beautiful cranes

d)

It's large rice patty fields

5.

Tree-ear snuck into Master potter Min's pottery shed and found a rectangular lidded box. What was inside?

a)

a small dragon

b)

duck figurines

c)

five perfect smaller boxes

d)

it was empty

6.

When Min realized Tree-ear had broken his clay box, what did they agree upon for repayment?

a)

To beat Tree-ear 10 lashes with a stick

b)

Tree-ear would work without pay for nine days to repay his debt.

c)

Tree-ear would pay him nine coins for the lost comission

d)

Tree-ear would be taken to the orphanage.

7.

Tree-ear injured ______________ while hauling wood for the community kiln.

a)

his ankle

b)

his head

c)

his leg

d)

his hand

8.

When Tree-ear had completed his nine days of labor, what did he ask Min for?

a)

payment

b)

to continue to work for him

c)

food and clothing

d)

a pot of his own.

9.

On Tree-ear's first day as an apprentice Min sent him to get...

a)

more wood for the kiln

b)

celadon glaze for his pots

c)

clay from the river

d)

Craneman for lunch.

10.

When Tree-ear returned to the bridge at the end of the day Craneman had lost his crutch. How did that happen?

a)

He needed it for the fire

b)

He broke it out of frustration while trying to catch Flounder

c)

Someone came into their home and stole it while he was sleeping.

d)

It broke while he was gathering food for the evening meal.

11.

Why did Tree-ear give his own lunch bowl to Min's wife?

a)

He wanted to be able to take some of his lunch home to Craneman.

b)

He didn't want her to have to do the dishes.

c)

He didn't like their bowls.

d)

His bowl was bigger so he could get more food.

12.

What was Min's life desire

a)

To be rich

b)

To be able to rest

c)

To have a son

d)

To get a Royal commission.