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🏺 Chapter 2: The Pot Maker • Check Your Understanding

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Check Your Understanding 3Critical Reflection 2Answer the Following Questions 7All Exercises 12
Q1
I Do you think pot making is easy? If yes, why? If no, why not?
II Would Sentila be able to fulfil her dream of becoming a pot maker? Explain.
III Do you think Mesoba and Arenla would support Sentila? Give a reason.
I Answer: No, pot making is not easy. It involves walking sixteen kilometres to dig red and grey clay from a steep riverbank, carrying heavy loads uphill, pounding stubborn clay inside bamboo cylinders, shaping pots with precise hand coordination, and carefully firing the kiln for months with very little financial return.

II Answer: Yes, Sentila will fulfil her dream because she possesses a deep, unwavering passion for the craft, keenly observes expert potters at work, and persists despite initial failures.

III Answer: Yes, they eventually have to support her because the village council reminds Mesoba that traditional skills like pot making belong to the entire community and it is Arenla's duty to pass the heritage on to her daughter.
Q2
I Do you think Onula's support helped Sentila? If yes, why? If no, why not?
II Sentila observes her mother making pots. What does this tell us about her?
I Answer: Yes, Onula's support was crucial. She noticed that Sentila was failing because she was too tense, calmed her nerves with gentle encouragement, demonstrated the technique patiently, and guided her to observe how her mother shaped the rim of the pot.

II Answer: It shows that Sentila is a keen, observant, humble, and dedicated learner who pays close attention to the smallest details—such as hand placement, rhythm, and attaching the strip of dough—to master her art.
Q3
III Arrange the following events of the story in the correct sequence.
1. The village council called Mesoba to know about Arenla's unwillingness to teach pottery to Sentila.
2. Arenla made a new batch of pots and asked Sentila to continue the work as she was unwell.
3. Sentila observed how other expert potters crafted beautiful pots.
4. Sentila was passionate about pottery but did not share it with her mother.
5. Onula guided Sentila in the art of pot making.
6. Sentila overheard her mother saying that pot making was a tiring job and that she earned very little from it.
7. Onula observed two rows of pots inside the work shed, which she felt was the work of two people.
8. Sentila learnt the art of pot making for a year from her mother, but was unsuccessful.
9. Sentila was able to make pots quickly and skillfully, just one less than her mother's.
Correct Sequence:
1. (4) Sentila was passionate about pottery but did not share it with her mother.
2. (6) Sentila overheard her mother saying that pot making was a tiring job and that she earned very little from it.
3. (3) Sentila observed how other expert potters crafted beautiful pots.
4. (1) The village council called Mesoba to know about Arenla's unwillingness to teach pottery to Sentila.
5. (8) Sentila learnt the art of pot making for a year from her mother, but was unsuccessful.
6. (5) Onula guided Sentila in the art of pot making.
7. (2) Arenla made a new batch of pots and asked Sentila to continue the work as she was unwell.
8. (9) Sentila was able to make pots quickly and skillfully, just one less than her mother's.
9. (7) Onula observed two rows of pots inside the work shed, which she felt was the work of two people.