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
"I want you to call me Ajima"
Min's wife
What is a jiggeh?
A framed backpack usually made of bamboo
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 a replica?
A copy of something