Chapter 28
What did Sungju’s grandfather do that made him feel human again?
Slaughtered a goat
Gave him a room with a bed
Taught him how to pray and ask for forgiveness
Read to him from a children’s book.
What is 1. slaughtered a goat
How did Sungju first react when he read the first page of the letter from his father?
With love
With anger
With hope
With fear
What is 2. With anger
What did the man tell Sungju not to do because it would get him put in jail?
Talk
Look people in the eye
Write anything down
Lose his passport
What is talk
True or False: Sungju had a difficult time adjusting to life in South Korea.
What is True
What country occupied Korea until 1945?
What is Japan
Why did the boys decide to go back to Gyeong-seong?
They did not feel comfortable in Sungju’s grandparents’ house.
They wanted to keep traveling around Joseon hoping to find a stable place to live and call their own.
They didn’t want to eat all their food and wanted to see if their families would come for them.
They did not want to be caught by the Shangmoo and sent to the guhoso again.
What is 3. They didn’t want to eat all their food and wanted to see if their families would come for them.
How did Sungju know the letter was genuinely from his father?
Sungju recognized his father’s handwriting.
His father included a recent picture of himself in China.
His father used a code they made when Sungju was young.
His father used his personal seal to sign the letter.
What is 3. His father used a code they made when Sungju was young.
Where did the plane take Sungju?
Hangook in China
Daehanminguk in China
Pyongyang
South Korea
What is South Korea
Did Sungju and his father ever find his mother?
Yes
No
What event makes Young-bum tell Sungju, "Today, your real-life education begins"? (Chapter 6)
The execution
What wish did Sungju make upon a star?
He wished that his brothers would be safe and find lots of food.
He wished that his grandparents would always have plenty of crops and livestock.
He wished that he would be able to forgive himself for what he did on the streets.
He wished that his parents would come back to him.
What is 4. He wished that his parents would come back to him.
Where does the letter say Sungju's father is?
What is China
Who became a teacher for Sungju?
His father
What is 3. a pastor
When the boys arrive on Pohwang, Chulho becomes addicted to a drug. What is the street name for Chulho's drug of choice, and what is the technical name?
What is ice/meth
What did Sungju use to help him learn math and writing?
A box filled with sand
A college-level textbook
A chalkboard
A ton of children’s books
What is 1. a box filled with sand.
Before leaving with the man, where did Sungju say he ahd to go?
What is Gyeong-seong to say goodbye to his brothers
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How do South Koreans view North Koreans?
As brothers and sisters
As strong, resilient people
As invaders in their country
As inferiors
What is As inferiors
Sungju and his gang meets a gang of young men. What is their story?
They are dodging their miliary service
Is Sungju’s experience with finding his family rare, or do you think many of the kotjebi were able to be reunited with their family? Explain how you know.
What is rare...we watched videos from those who escaped and only 1 boy in book found his family.
Where did Sungju have to spend the night?
What is in a shed
What age did Sungju leave North Korea?
What is 16
What disturbing noise keeps Sungju and his gang awake at night when they are sent to the guhoso, or jail in Chapter 23?
What is The sound of sexual assault in the adjacent women's jail.