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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long did Tree-ear walk each day on the second part of his journey?

2. How long was Kang's commission to last?

3. What did Min do after the inscribing and the inlay were done?

4. What was the name of the river Tree-ear could see from the Rock of Falling Flowers?

5. Where did Tree-ear fall asleep on his first night alone?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when the emissary returns to the village?

2. What does Min do over the next few months?

3. What does Tree-ear realize he can do?

4. How does Crane-man feel when Tree-ear tells him of his proposal? What does Crane-man do for the trip? How does Min upset Tree-ear?

5. Who joins Tree-ear at the rock and what does Tree-ear realize?

6. What does Tree-ear do on his first day back at the village?

7. Why does Min make multiple versions of the same pot?

8. What happens on the sixth day of Tree-ear's journey and how does he feel about it?

9. In Chapter 7, what does Tree-ear finally tell Min and what does Min have Tree-ear do? What does Tree-ear realize he has learned when he performs his task?

10. What does Min tell Tree-ear when he finds him upon returning home?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

A Single Shard takes place in the twelfth century in Korea.

1. Discuss the differences you see in the technological level between Tree-ear's time. Include examples from the book and your own life to illustrate your answer.

2. Discuss the differences and similarities you see between family and social life in Tree-ear's era and your own. Include examples from the book and your own life to illustrate your answer.

3. Discuss why you would like to live in Tree-ear's time and why you would not like to live then. Include examples from the book and your own life to illustrate your answer.

Essay Topic 2

Titles often play a vital role in making a person decide to read a particular book. Discuss the following:

1. Fully explain why you think A Single Shard is titled as such. Do you think it is the best title for the book? Why or why not? Can you think of a better title? Why would you choose it?

2. How important is a title in influencing you to consider reading a book? Explain your answer.

3. Do you think a title needs to have direct relevance to a book's content? Explain your answer.

4. Have you ever read a book that when you finished, you did not understand the relevance of the title? Did it discourage you from "trusting" that particular author again?

Essay Topic 3

Oftentimes, a book has more of a character-driven plot rather than action driven, and oftentimes the other way. Some books seem to balance the two. Discuss the following:

1. What do you think it means to say that a plot is character driven? Action driven?

2. How do you think a plot differs if it is character driven versus action driven?

3. Which type of plot do you find more interesting? Why?

4. Do you think it is possible to have a plot where action and character development share equal time? Why or why not.

5. What type of plot do you think A Single Shard is? Explain your response.

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