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What does Inchun call his sister?
Nuna
What did Sookan, Inchun, Teacher Yun, and the other refugees all build together?
a school
What year does this story take place?
1950
What is the name of the port city they live in (and escaped to from Seoul)?
Pusan
Sookan and Inchun's mom.
What war just ended before?
World War II
What country is south of Korea?
Japan
Who is the man who wakes up the refugees each morning with shouting?
the Shouting Poet (Baik Rin, "the white giraffe")
Who was president of the U.S. at the start of WWII?
FDR (Franklin Roosevelt)
What is the capitol of S. Korea today?
Seoul
What started the Korean War?
The north part of Korea (the North Korean People's Army) invaded the south part of Korea.
What is the capitol of N. Korea today?
Pyongyang
Why did the North invade the South?
It was a war between communism and democracy.