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QUESTIONS FOR //TOLL OF INNOCENCE// (1) Do you agree that the "women and children seemed to suffer the most" during wars (Lee, 211)? Why or why not? (2) Hongyong said that "Even the women... were acting like men... modesty and elegance had no place in war" (Lee, 213). What do you think, then, is most important during wars? (3) Lee said "Ruthless penalties were the only way to maintain any kind of order among all this madness" (Lee, 216). Do you agree? Why or why not? Is there any other way to find order during wars? (4) "War forced us to worry only about our burdens, and even that was a great responsibility to bear" (Lee, 221). Do you approve this? What mattered, if at all, in wars? (5) What/who was Hongyong's worst enemy, as she proposes during her long journey? Do you agree with her or not? Explain.
 * Kathy Lee**

QUESTIONS FOR //SHATTERED FAITH// (1) Hongyong lost faith after she heard the news of Yongwoon's disappearance. Why is Yongwoon so valuable for Lee? She easily gave up agi in the previous chapter. Does this portray the Korean customs of valuing a son? Why or why not? Elaborate. (2) Lee says that "... and for the first time in our marriage Husband took charge of all the burdens" (255). Do you agree that this is the first time Husband took responsibilities of all the burdens? When answering, refer back to previous chapters we have read. (3) Why do you think after the division, "while the rest of the world was making marvelous discoveries and great leaps into the future, North Korea stayed isolated"? (4) Aeran said in her letter, "but the worst thing to happen to humankind was the forceful split of the family". Do you agree/disagree that the forceful split of families was the worst consequences of the war? Explain why. (5) "Knowing he[Yongwoon] still lives and not being able to touch him is worse than knowing nothing". Do you agree, or do you think she is being too greedy?

Toll of Innocence
1. What were some of the things Lee had to give up in order to flee to the South to find her husband? Why do you think she chose those? 2. What was the river Lee had to cross, that was later coined as the "blood river"? Why do you think it was coined "Blood River"? What had happened here? 3. Why do you think so many people of the North wanted to escape to the South, forsaking family and valuables? What kind of danger did they face and overcome? 4. The chapter continuously reminds us of the United States constantly bombing North Korea. What does this suggest about the US military? Were civilians effected by this? Was this fair? 5. Lee mentions inflation on page 234, "...it was true, the war brought with it inflationary chaos...". What might have aroused inflation and how do you think inflation effected the civilians?

Shattered Faith
1. What aspects of this chapter regarding Yongwoon’s encournters explains why did chapter might be titled, “Shattered Faith”. 2. How was life different in the South from the North? Were they different at all? 3. Analyze Yongwoon’s perception towards the North- do you think she would ever want to return and meet her families? 4. Infer what motivates Yongwoon to support reunification. Do you think she sees the long term effects, or only sees that it is the “rightful” thing to do? 5. The book portrays family relations that are possibly very different from the modern society. How is that so? Do you think you would've have acted the same in Yongwoon's position?

Toll of Innocence
1) Why did Hongyong decide to leave to South with her children? 2) How did Hongyong's religious beliefs and practice change because of the Korean War? 3) What do you think about Hongyong choice of leaving her baby? Why did she have to do that? 4) Why do you think UN bombed civilians? Do you think this is reasonable? 5) If you were Hongyoung, would you have moved to South as well? Why or Why not?

Shattered Faith
1) Explain the life in South Korea. (Environment) 2) What does Hongyong refer their children as? Why? 3) How was like in North Korea and South Korea? Explain your answer based on the Yongwoon and Hongyong’s lives. 4) What can you infer about Yongwoon’s daughter’s opinion towards Americans from the letter? 5) What do you think is the better choice; reuniting two countries or keeping it separate? Why?

Yunjin Kim
1. Explain Lee's preparations made to go South. K to rejoin with her husband and son. 2. What was Meenah-yah’s decision concerning going South? Do you think it's an wise decision to make? 3. Explain some of the problems concerning crossing the river, and the difficulties for traveling on the road. How did the family managed to cross the river? 4. Why did the Lee and her family go to Kunil rather than Haeju? Do you think its an good idea? 5. Explain the situation with the dying baby and Dukwah. What can you learn about the effects of this inflation? How did Lee managed to deal with this situation?
 * //Toll of Innocence//**

1) What were the difficulties of the refugee camp? How did it impact Lee and her family? How did she feel about it? 2) Why was Daekun's story so significant and important to Lee? 3) Why do you think suddendly the husband started to take care of the children? Do you think he should? Explain what he did 4) Why did Honyong feels like a "living ghost"? What can you determine about women during that period? How did she felt and why? 5) Compare and contrast the women during the world war and the modern women in Korea. Did their status and life style change at all? Or do you think that women still suffer the most during wars even now.
 * //Shattered Faith//**

Elaine Lee
Questions for //Toll of Innocence// 1) What sort of behaviors do you see in the civilians heading South? How do the circumstances affect them? 2) What were the UN's reasons for bombarding the towns and villages? 3) Can the UN bombing villages and innocent civilians be justified? How? 4) What would you do if you had an agi who was in such critical condition that he or she would most likely die? Explain what you would have done. 5) Infer the symbolic meaning of agi.

**Kenny Kim**
Questions for //Toll of Innocence// 1) What did Lee take with her when she left her home? 2) Paraphrase Lee's first few days journeying out of her home, and compare those conditions with those of the last couple of days. 3) What would you have taken if you had to evacuate your own home in Lee's place? 4) Why do you think this short reading was named "Toll of Innocence"? 5) Explain what qualities or characteristics of war transform people to become thieves and barbarians? EXTRA QUESTION: Elaborate on the causes and effects of the phenomenon of war-time inflation.

Questions for Shattered Faith 1) Why was Yonghoon's return so awaited? 2) Why were the sweet potato so cherished by Hongyong's family? 3) What was the significance of the legacy of the"children of war" and why were Hongyong's children an example? 4) In Yonghoon's daughters letter, analyze why she so critical of the American "barbarians". 5) Infer the meaning of the quote, "blood is thicker than water...". What does this say of the Korean mindset?

Jungna Park

Lydia Ahn
Questions for //Toll of Innocence// 1. Explain why Lee had to leave Grandpa and her eldest daughter back at home. Would you have done the same thing? Why/why not? Explain. 2. What are your thoughts on Lee's decision to leave the North and flee South? Predict what will happen in the end. 3. What does Lee's constant dependence on religion illustrate? 4. Agi was close to death numerous times--when Lee left her, on the bridge, not getting enough food, etc. However, agi managed to survive the whole way through. Analyze agi's survival throughout the war. 5. Lee makes the intricate decision to go to Sinmak because of her son. Interpret what this is saying about war in general.

=**Dee Dee Paik**= Questions for //Toll of Innocence 1. Explain the reason for the Lee's decision to depart her house. 2. Through the packets, we can see a lot of sacrifices made for each other in the family. Provide an example and interpret how those sacrifices are relevant to Korean culture. 3. According to Lee, the women and the children suffer the most during wars. Do you disagree or agree? Provide evidence relating to the packet. 4. Lee states, " Again the toll of innocence rose, and again my heart was slashed with the cruelty of war"(225). Hypothesize why the author titled the document the toll of innocence and what the meaning symbolizes. 5. Analyze the roles of Christianity for the family members and give textual support.//

Questions for Shattered Faith 1. Explain the emotions of Lee when she thinks about her son. What are some actions that show her love towards her son? 2. Compare and generalize Yongwoon's incident with other Koreans. Were everyone going through the same hardships? 3. Lee states, " they are doing what children of war should do" ( 254). Interpret what children of war meant to Lee. 4. Did the Korean government know what each and every civilian suffered a great deal of time just like Lee? Hypothesize if they were oblivious to the suffering civilians or not. 5. Analyze the roles of each family members. Did they follow the society's roles or did they conflict to it. Why or why not?

=Sylvia Jung= Questions for Toll of Innocence 1. Why did Lee decide to leave Grandpa and her oldest daughter behind? 2. Which religion did Lee practice? How did this change her life during the war? 3. Why did Lee's want to leave agi, the baby behind? What does she mean by "I make this ultimate sacrifice so you may survive" (227). 4. Though Kunil knew his brother would be at Haeju, why was he crying out Sinmak? 5. What role/ symbol does agi and Christianity play?

Shattered Fatih 1. Do you think considering the North/ communist was corrected? 2. Why was the husband so sad? What part of the text shows his depression? 3. What was the condition of the camp? 4. If you did not know where your eldest son was or hear any news about him, how would you react? 5. Why do you think Lee believes that Korea will unite?

//Toll of Innocence//
1. What were some of the items that Lee decided to sacrifice along her journey to Seoul? Recall the last item(s) that her daughter, Dukwah, gave up as well. 2. Why did Lee tell her children to call out Jesus's name instead of "Mother!" (222) when the planes were to bomb again? 3. Explain why the UN air forces bombed the fleeing refugees. 4. Analyze the phrase, "Again the toll of innocence rose, and again my heart was slashed with the cruelty of war" and infer why //Toll of Innocence// is the title of this chapter (225). 5. Lee's son, Kunil, broke out in a feverish rage saying, "Sinmak, Sinmak, Sinmak...I don't want to go to Haeju. I want to go to Sinmak" (229). Making a connection with Christianity, hypothesize what her son's condition might have symbolized. What do you predict might have happened if Lee were to take the to route to Haeju instead of Sinmak?

//Shattered Faith//
1. What was the reasoning behind Hongyong not wanting to move out of the tents despite its poor conditions? 2. Explain why you think that Hongyong gave up hope of finding Yongwoon by the end of the war. 3. According to Husband, Hongyong is "too stubborn a woman" (250). With this in mind, what can you infer about how women were supposed to act during this period? How do you think Hongyong's stubbornness had led her to survive the war? Give examples from the text. 4. 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? 5. Predict whether or not Hongyong still has a chance of meeting her son, Yongwoon. Explain why or why not.

//Two Ways to be Korean//
1. Having in mind the statistics of the document, who do you think suffered the most from the war? The North or South? 2. Compare and Contrast the North Korean and South Korean government. (Include examples about what factors played a role in either saving or leading to a downfall of the governments) 3. Predict whether or not the two "Koreas" will be able to unite. If yes, explain what might be some difficulties that arise due to their unification. If no, justify your answer using examples form what we have learned so far.

=Daeun Lee = 1) Is it true that the civilians suffered the most from the Korean War? 2) Was it right for Lee to abandon her daughter and the grandfather? Should she have thought of their lives too, not just the of the rest of the family members'? 3) Is this story emphasizing the existence of Jesus? Is it stating that Lee and her children were only able to survive because they were Christians? 4) What do you think motivated the narrator to keep pushing herself? 5) Can you predict what happened to husband and Yongwoon? What is most likely?

**Jay Park** //Toll of Innocence Questions// 1. What factors motivated Lee to leave the North and move down to the South? 2. On her way south to find her husband, Lee abandoned certain things. What were the discarded objects and why did she pick those? 3. How did Lee justify leaving the “agi”, or baby, behind? Do you think it is justifiable? 4. If any, what religion do you think Lee believes in? How can you tell? Does she always act according to her religion? 5. What were the UN force’s reason on dropping bombs on innocent civilians? Do you agree with their reasons?

//Shattered Faith Questions// 1. When Hongyong abandoned agi without much grief, she is terrified when she loses Yongwoon. Explain why this is the case. Does this infer anything about the Korean culture? 2. Illustrate how the Koreans, North and/or South, view the Americans. Find evidence from the reading to prove your answer. 3. Do you think unification of the Koreas is possible at all? Predict the pros and cons of unification. Support your answer with information from the document. 4. Explain the similarities and differences between the everyday situation in South Korea and in North Korea 5. Discuss the causes and effects of Hongyong deciding to stay at the camp.

Kristin Chung
//Toll of Innocence// 1. Why did the UN air forces bomb all refugees instead of taking a less impacting way to eliminate the Reds? Were their acts justifiable? 2. When Lee decides to leave agi and choose her life over the baby's, she says that the "choice was justified and inhumane at the same time." How can inhumanity be justified during war? 3. By shoving the property deeds into the whole of the river, Lee broke her last tie to the North. What did she lose while crossing the border to the South, and what could she gain? 4. Do you think the if soldiers and pilots could really see people's faces and cries they would stop the killing? Would they agree the war irrationally cruel? 5. Although the toll of innocence rises within Lee, she still makes selfish decisions to move forward regardless of the others' sufferings. What was her motivation to move forward through the hopelessness of war?

//Shattered Faith// 1. Lee insists that the family stay until they find Yongwoon and says to //husband// "It is because I gave birth to him. If his own parents give up on him, what chance does he have?" Compare this scene with the previous scene where Lee decides to throw //agi// away for the family's survival. 2. What can you infer in this section about the Koreans' view of America? 3. What does Lee mean when she calls her children the "//children of war//?" How would you explain her heedless behavior towards her children's future? 4. After the division, how did North and South Korea recover from the war? Why and how did the living conditions of South and North differ? 5. What do you think was the greatest cost of the war for the Korean civilians?

=**Lauren Lee**=

Toll of Innocence
1. If you were Lee, what would you take with you during your evacuation? Do you think the items that Lee brought along are useful ones? 2.Did you think it was a good idea for Lee to allow Older Sister and Grandfather to stay (even if she predicted that they might never meet again)? What would you have done if you were Lee? 3.Do you think Lee is a woman who makes wise choices? Support your opinion with several events that you have read about in the readings (Including the previous one) 4.Compare and Contrast Lee and Dukwah. For example, relate to the story when Lee tried to abandon the baby. 5.What decision do you think you would've made about //agi// if you were Lee?

Shattered Faith
1)Through the reading, who do you think takes on most of the burden that was caused through the war? Lee or Husband? 2)What do you think was the major source that made sure Lee and the children didn't give up? (For example, was it the religion? or the hope of finding Husband?) 3)If you were Lee, do you think you would've stayed at the camp? Why or why not? 4)Through the letter, can you learn anything about the perspectives the Koreans had towards the Americans during the war? 5)Even after reading much of these context about the war, do you still think the North and the South should be reunited?

**Eunice Jang**
Questions for //Toll of Innocence// 1. How does the weather illustrates the author’s mood? 2. Compare and contrast the current education and education during the Korean war, according to the Dukwah’s attitude towards education. 3. According to the author, What effect does the Christianity have in people's life? 4. Explain people's life during this time. 5. What causes US military to attack N.Koreans?

//Shattered Faith// 1. Describe the living conditions that U.S. provided for people. 2. Explain the condition of food during this time. 3. Why did husband wanted to move towards the north? 4. Compare and contrast the differences of women's role during this time with current situation. 5. Throughout the overall packet, religion was mentioned for several time. What effects does christianity(religion) had on people and what causes them to believe religion?

Lydia Ahn
Questions for //Shattered Faith// 1. Duk-Wah, being a "pretty, shapely girl" sold more gum than the other children(Lee,255). What does this explain about woman during the Korean war? 2. Compare and contrast Yongwoon's life in North Korea and Hongyong's in South Korea. 3. How valid was the statement "If there were no American barbarian, there would be a chance for blood brothers to meet" (Lee, 256)? What does this illustrate about North Korea? Explain. 4. Analyze the possibility of unification. Do you agree with the statement that it's possible because of Korean history--we've done it before, so we can do it again? Why/why not? 5. Hongyong stresses the importance of family and reunification. Explain which is more vital: reunification for torn families or keeping the two countries separate for the clashing of ideologies? Explain in thorough detail.

Elaine Lee
//Shattered Fai//th 1) According to the text, what was the setting and environment like in South Korea? (details about the land mines and others.) 2) What was life like on a daily basis in the South? What was life like on a daily basis in the North? 3)  This section of the book expresses important values of afamily and family reunification. Infer Aeran's letter to Hongyong and connect the letter to these themes. 4) Predict what would happen if the North and South reunite. What are the positive and negative effects? Which one outweighs the other? 5) Analyze who would want the reunification of the South and North and who wouldn't want the reunification. Explain.

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5) In Aeran’s letter, she claims “if there were no American barbarian, there would be a chance for blood brothers to meet.” Is this statement true?
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Cindy Choi
Shattered Faith Questions: 1). What was life like in the South? Describe some of the daily routines of a typical South Korean. 2). What can you infer about an ideal soldier according to Daekun, Yongwoon, and Bonghwen's relationship? 3). How does the author describe the 'children of war'? What were her feelings towards their actions? (Pg. 254) 4). What did the people wear on their necks in front of the media? What was their purpose of doing so? (Pg. 257) 5). How would you react to a situation that your son was missing? What would you do? Would you take the same actions as the author? 