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Where is Tree-ear going on his journey?
To Songdo to show the emissary Min's work/
Name 4 characters in the book.
Tree-ear, Crane-man, Min, Min's wife, Kang, the Royal Emissary.
What are Crane-man's wise sayings called?
Proverbs
What is Tree-ear's dream?
To make pottery.
Where does the novel take place?
What is the deeper meaning of foxes?
They were thought to be cunning and evil. They can be are thought to have dark magic.
Who is Ajima?
Min's wife
Why does Tree-ear choose to not tell Min about Kang's work?
Tree-ear chooses to not tell Min about Kang's work because Kang has not shared his idea with other people, so it would be dishonest/stealing.
What is Min's dream?
To receive a royal commission.
In what time period does the novel take place?
12th century, 1100
What happened when Tree-ear was sleeping in the woods?
Tree-ear was approached by a fox and he closed his eyes to keep himself safe.
What happened to Min's son?
He died
In what village is Tree-ear robbed?
Puyo, Rock of the Falling Flowers.
What makes Tree-ear and Crane-man outsiders?
They are both homeless, do not have family, and they do not have a greater community that they are a part of. They are forgotten by Korean society.
Name one of Crane-man's proverbs?
Stealing makes man no better than a dog.
When one door closes, another door opens.
Why was Tree-ear afraid to go home?
Tree-ear was determined to continue because he wants to show Min's work to the emmissary. Tree-ear is afraid to go home because he does not want to disappoint Min and Ajima.
What is the importance of the name Ajima?
It shows that Tree-ear's relationship with her is getting stronger. Ajima stands for Aunt.
Why does Min say that he will not teach Tree-ear how to make pottery?
Because he is not his son?
What makes Min an outsider?
Min does not become friends with other potters, he chooses to work alone, he does not have a son to pass down his work to.
Why does Min choose to not go to Kang's display?
Min does not go to Kang's display because he does not want Kang to think that he is better than Min.
What is one turning point in the novel?
When Tree-ear decides to continue on his journey to Songdo even after the vases were smashed by robbers
What is the most important relationship in Ancient Korean society?
The relationship between father and son.
How has Tree-ear's relationship with Min changed by the end of the book?
Min and his wife accept Tree-ear into the family and teach him how to make pottery. This is something that was reserved for son's.
What is important about Tree-ear's new name?
Tree-ear's new name has the same first syllable as Min's son. To share a syllable represents sibling, like a brother.
What does Tree-ear contemplate at the Rock of the Falling Flowers?
Tree-ear contemplates jumping off the bridge so that he does not have to face Min when he gets home.