포화 속으로 (71: Into the Fire)
QUESTIONS
1. Who is the main character?
2. Why did the soldiers blow up the bridge?
3. What can you tell about the North Korean commander from his actions (ordering soldiers to cross the river)?
4. Why are the students the only unit that can defend the P'ohang-dong Middle School?
5. How can you tell the student soldiers are still immature kids?
6. What does the South Korean general give to the main character?
7. What does the general say to the main character before he leaves the school?
8. What happens to the supply of potatoes?
9. What does Kap-Jo's illiteracy have to do with his old, mature looks?
10. How come the students did not see the North Korean soldier in the meadow?
11. How could you tell that the students were smart?
12. What was the North Korean general trying to do?
13. Did the army forces come on time to help the students?
14. What can you tell from the general's "sorry"?
ANSWERS
1. 오장범, another Korean student soldier who was drafted to the war.
2. They blew up the bridge so that the North Koreans wouldn't be able to cross and reach the other side of South Korea.
3. The North Korean leader has no sympathy whatsoever; his goal is to destroy all the South Korean soldiers.
4. All the other army units have been sent to the Nakdong River area because it is more important if the North Korean forces attack there than the P'ohang-dong area.
5. They joke around in the midst of the war; they don't take the war seriously.
6. A watch
7. He tells the main character to guide and lead the students with his heart, that everyone will follow him to their own accord if the student leader had good intentions and a pure heart.
8. They get blown up by a grenade.
9. It explains for why he looks older than everyone else. Because of his illiteracy, despite his age, he had to keep attending school.
10. The students did not see the North Korean soldiers because these soldiers were camouflaged with the color of their surroundings, which is why they were able to successfully and sneakily surprise and shoot them.
11. They set up the weapons near the school strategically.
12. The NK general was trying to persuade and trick the students into surrendering and joining his army.
13. If they came a little bit earlier, the students could have lived.
14. The general feels extremely guilty and sad that he couldn't have come to the school earlier. It could also be an apologize on behalf of all the adults because it was the adults who technically started all the violence.
1. Who is the main character?
2. Why did the soldiers blow up the bridge?
3. What can you tell about the North Korean commander from his actions (ordering soldiers to cross the river)?
4. Why are the students the only unit that can defend the P'ohang-dong Middle School?
5. How can you tell the student soldiers are still immature kids?
6. What does the South Korean general give to the main character?
7. What does the general say to the main character before he leaves the school?
8. What happens to the supply of potatoes?
9. What does Kap-Jo's illiteracy have to do with his old, mature looks?
10. How come the students did not see the North Korean soldier in the meadow?
11. How could you tell that the students were smart?
12. What was the North Korean general trying to do?
13. Did the army forces come on time to help the students?
14. What can you tell from the general's "sorry"?
ANSWERS
1. 오장범, another Korean student soldier who was drafted to the war.
2. They blew up the bridge so that the North Koreans wouldn't be able to cross and reach the other side of South Korea.
3. The North Korean leader has no sympathy whatsoever; his goal is to destroy all the South Korean soldiers.
4. All the other army units have been sent to the Nakdong River area because it is more important if the North Korean forces attack there than the P'ohang-dong area.
5. They joke around in the midst of the war; they don't take the war seriously.
6. A watch
7. He tells the main character to guide and lead the students with his heart, that everyone will follow him to their own accord if the student leader had good intentions and a pure heart.
8. They get blown up by a grenade.
9. It explains for why he looks older than everyone else. Because of his illiteracy, despite his age, he had to keep attending school.
10. The students did not see the North Korean soldiers because these soldiers were camouflaged with the color of their surroundings, which is why they were able to successfully and sneakily surprise and shoot them.
11. They set up the weapons near the school strategically.
12. The NK general was trying to persuade and trick the students into surrendering and joining his army.
13. If they came a little bit earlier, the students could have lived.
14. The general feels extremely guilty and sad that he couldn't have come to the school earlier. It could also be an apologize on behalf of all the adults because it was the adults who technically started all the violence.