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1. The author states that they are leaving their homeland which is not a homeland. Why does he say this?

They are leaving Korea, but it isn't the Korea that they knew. The Japanese are taking over, and the area is filled with guns and tanks and Calvary.

2. Why are the Japanese police harassing the father, and how does paperwork help him?

He has just gotten out on parole, and they are checking his papers. His papers are in order, and they show that he has permission to leave the country.

3. What job do the mother and father have?

They are going to teach in a Christian school. The mother is going to teach kindergarten, and the father is going to teach biology and chemistry.

4. How do the people in the train cart treat the mother after the father is taken away?

They think highly of the father, and because of this, they treat the woman with great respect and try to help her.

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