Chapters 1-4
Tree-ear and Crane-man
Which two colors were in the slip that Kang used for his secret technique?
Red and White
How many robbers attacked Tree-ear?
Two
Min
What is Kimchee ?
Fermented cabbage
Where did Tree-ear get the rice in Chapter 1?
From a farmer who had a hole in his jiggeh
What does Ajima mean?
Auntie
What were the robbers searching for that they thought Tree-ear had?
Rice
"Good deserves good, urchin."
The farmer
What is a kiln?
How many days did Tree-ear have to work for Min to make up for denting his box?
Nine
Fox
By the end of the book, how many people has Tree-ear lost in his life?
"High time the old man got himself some help."
Kang
shared
In Chapter 4 it says that Tree-ear has been working for Min for "two moons." About how long is this?
Two months
How did Tree-ear mark the passing days on his trip to Songdo?
Carving marks into the frame of his jiggeh
Where is Tree-ear originally from?
Songdo
"Well, where is the work?"
Emissary Kim
What is gokkam?
Dried persimmons (fruit)
Which animal does Crane-man want to become in the next life?
Rabbit
What is the hardest thing to control inside a kiln?
The heat
What is Tree-ears new name?
Hyung-pil
"I am told it was very sudden, Tree-ear. Your friend did not suffer."
Min
What is royal commission?
Where the King would offer to buy the pottery for the palace from someone for the rest of their lives or until he is still happy with his work.