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.
5. the lovers’ triumph over all obstacles inspired jung - ho. he decided to create a celadon vase illustrating the story of chunhyang and mongryong. everyone he knew seemed to have an opinion about which part of the tale he should focus on.

part a
which inference is best supported by the text?
jung - ho makes larger vases than a typical potter makes.
villages can be challenging places for an artist to live and work.
the villagers had not seen multiple vases used to tell a story before.
potters in medieval korea could become wealthy if they worked hard.

Explanation:

The text does not mention the size of Jung - ho's vases compared to typical potters, so the first option is not supported. There is no indication in the text that villages are challenging for artists, so the second option is not supported. There is no information about potters' wealth in medieval Korea, so the fourth option is not supported. However, since Jung - ho decided to create a vase illustrating a story (implying that using vases to tell a story might be a new concept to the villagers as there is no prior mention of such a common practice), the third option is supported.

Answer:

The villagers had not seen multiple vases used to tell a story before.