Quiz on Story Setting and Character Description

Where does this story take place?

• 14th century Korea

• 12th century Korea

• 12th century India

• 12th century Thailand

One of the best words to describe Tree-ear is...

Tree-ear is the ________ in A Single Shard.

Tree-ear and Crane-man live under a...

• house.

• basement.

• tree.

• bridge.

Tree-ear spies on Min because Tree-ear's dream is to

• have a family.

• 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.

• spy on Kang.

True or False: Tree-ear refuses to save food for Crane-man.

• True

• False

Min's wife gives Tree-ear...

• a place to live.

• berries.

• a hug.

• clothes that belonged to their son that died.

Tree-ear discovers that Kang is using a new method with red and white slip to...

• make Chrysanthemums.

• paint his shed.