Question

the master potter

1. over a thousand years ago, in a small korean village, there lived a master potter named jung - ho. he was known throughout the land for his skill and artistry, and people came from far and wide to admire his beautiful pottery. but jung - ho always felt a little disappointed after completing even the most perfect piece. try as he might, his pottery failed to capture exactly how he felt about his subject—it never seemed like life.
2. one day, jung - ho heard a folktale about a young woman named chunhyang, who was the daughter of a common fisherman. despite her lowly status, chunhyang was intelligent, beautiful, and skilled at many arts. she fell in love with a nobleman named mongryong, and the two of them swore to love each other forever.
3. but mongryongs father, who was a governor, disapproved of the match. he sent his son away to study. while he was gone, chunhyang was forced to marry another man, but she remained true to her love for mongryong.
4. when mongryong returned, he learned of what had happened and vowed to rescue chunhyang from her unhappy marriage. with the help of a loyal servant, he was able to save her. in the end, the pair escaped across the sea so they could be together at last.

part b
which detail from the passage best supports the answer to part a?
“he was known throughout the land for his skill and artistry, and people came from far
and wide to admire his beautiful pottery.” (paragraph 1)
“everyone he knew seemed to have an opinion about which part of the tale he should focus on.” (paragraph 5)
“he even tried to find a way to fit the whole story onto a single vase.” (paragraph 10)
“several months later, the whole village buzzed with excitement over the master potter’s invention: six perfect, grayish - green vases, placed in a line, each showing a different part of the folktale.” (paragraph 19)

Explanation:

The first option shows Jung - ho's skill and artistry (as he is known for his beautiful pottery and people come to admire it), which likely supports the answer in Part A (assuming Part A is about his talent or reputation as a potter). The second option is about others' opinions on his work focus, the third is about his attempt to fit a story on a vase (more about his process), and the fourth is about the village's reaction to his invention (more about the result of his work).

Answer:

"He was known throughout the land for his skill and artistry, and people came from far and wide to admire his beautiful pottery." (paragraph 1)