Q 01/05

In A Single Shard, the orphan Tree-ear is named after what kind of growth found on tree trunks?

A) A lichen

B) A mushroom

C) A tree fern

D) A wild orchid

Answer · why

B) A mushroom

A mushroom that sprouts with no parent seed struck Crane-man as a fitting name for a boy with no parents. The tree ear is a real edible fungus, sold d...

Q 02/05

In A Single Shard, where do the orphan Tree-ear and his guardian Crane-man make their home in the warm months?

A) Under a bridge

B) In a kiln shed

C) Behind the temple

D) On a fishing boat

Answer · why

A) Under a bridge

Under a bridge is where Crane-man took the boy in as a toddler, and the two have shared it for about ten years. They get by on foraged food and scraps...

Q 03/05

Which top American children's book prize did Linda Sue Park become the first Korean American to win, for A Single Shard?

A) Caldecott Medal

B) Printz Award

C) Newbery Medal

D) National Book Award

Answer · why

C) Newbery Medal

The Newbery Medal goes each year to the most distinguished American children's book. It was only Park's third novel, and she said the story simply pou...

Q 04/05

In A Single Shard, which piece of the potter Min's work does Tree-ear break when Min startles him in the yard?

A) A wine cup

B) An incense burner

C) A prunus vase

D) A nested box

Answer · why

D) A nested box

A nested box, plain outside with smaller boxes fitted inside, slips from his hands and shatters. It was three days' work for Min, and Tree-ear pays fo...

Q 05/05

In A Single Shard, which chore fills the nine days Tree-ear works for Min to repay his debt?

A) Chopping wood

B) Digging clay

C) Mixing glaze

D) Turning the wheel

Answer · why

A) Chopping wood

Chopping wood for the kiln the village potters share is all Min asks of him. Tree-ear had hoped to learn the craft; instead he aches and bleeds until ...