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__**Toll of Innocence**__ 1. Why did Lee decide to leave her home? Did she expect to come back? How do we know?

2. Infer why the people shown in "Toll of Innocence" are so desperate to cross the border.

3. Describe the hardships did Hongyong and her children have to face. What do you think is the hardest decision that Hongyong had to make in her journey and why?

4. Why did Meenah decide to stay at home? Do you think she really believed that the whole family will come back home from the South? Or do you think she just sacrificed herself just to help her grandfather?

5. Why did the Hongyong approve her daughter staying with the Grandfather?

6. Hypothesize why the U.N. and U.S. troops bombarded the defenseless civilians. Is their action justifiable?

7. What were Dukwah's reactions when Hongyong said that she is going to abandon agi for Dukwah and other children's survival? What would you have done if you were Hongyong?

8. Do you think that indifference towards emotions and morals is valuable in the face of war? Why or why not?

9. What role does religion play in Honyong’s journey?

10. For what reason was the Taedong River given its name?

__**Shattered Faith**__
 * 1) Explain the meaning of the title to this chapter. What could it be in reference to?
 * 2) What happened to Yongwoon according to his friend Daekun? What do we know about him by the end of the story?
 * 3) Hongyong refers to her children as the "children of war". What does she mean by "war children"? How are they different from children in normal times?
 * 4) Illustrate how the Koreans, North and/or South, view the Americans. Find evidence from the reading to prove your answer.
 * 5) What were the difficulties of the refugee camp? How did it impact Lee and her family? How did she feel about it?
 * 6) ======Why do you think Hongyong is so unwilling to give up on Yongwoon’s life, unlike agi’s, who she thought of abandoning?======
 * 7) Why did Honyong feels like a "living ghost"? What can you determine about women during that period? How did she felt and why?
 * 8) Why is knowing he still lives and not being able to touch him is worse than knowing nothing? Do you agree?
 * 9) According to the letter sent by Yongwoon's daughter, how did the North Koreans view Americans?
 * 10) Analyze the phrase, "And now these three remain: faith, hope, and love. But the greatest of these is love. A mother's love" (288). What can you infer from this and how might this phrase relate to the title?