A Single Shard

Chapters 1-4

Reading Check

1. By foraging and scavenging (Chapter 1)

2. A nested box (Chapter 2)

3. Nine days (Chapter 2)

4. Chopping wood (Chapter 3)

5. A free lunch (Chapter 3)

6. The riverbank (Chapter 3)

Short Answer

1. It refers to a type of mushroom that grows without a parent seed. It is an orphan like Tree-ear himself. (Chapter 1)

2. Crane-man’s twisted foot and leg require him to walk with a crutch and stand on one leg like a crane. (Chapter 1)

3. It is Min’s secret dream to win a palace commission because it would prove that he is a true artist. (Chapter 4)

Chapters 5-8

Reading Check

1. A prunus vase (Chapter 5)

2. A jacket and pants (Chapter 5)

3. Kim (Chapter 6)

4. He breaks them. (Chapter 7)

5. Ajima (Chapter 8)

Short Answer

1. He is inscribing a chrysanthemum design on an unfired pot. (Chapter 5)

2. Emissary Kim says that Kang isn’t very careful in his work. (Chapter 6)

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