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Youjin (Jenny) J.

Literal: According to the beliefs of the people in the protagonists' world, what happened with the Gods? Inferential: What made the protagonist's journey so significant? Evaluative: Why is the protagonist's last realization important? How does it apply to the real world?

Hyun Sun Park Inferential: What does the Place of Gods represent? Literal: What was John's strong dream? Did he accomplish the dream? Evaluative: Why do you think that John and the Hill people consider the Gods in a very superior way?

Sarah B Literal -- How do the tribes different? Inferential -- What kind of people do you think the Tree People and the Hill People are? Evaluate -- How do you think this environment came to be?

Nicole K Literal -- Where are the places John visited throughout the journey? Inferential -- What was the motivation of John for the journey? Evaluate -- Why do you think the story is entitled //By the Waters of Babylon//?

Min Ji Kim Literal:What is the difference between Hill people and Forest people? Inferential: What did priest’s son find about the god, at the end of the story? Evaluative: If a real Place of the Gods exist in our real life, what does it symbolize?

Christine K Literal: What are the jobs of the priest? Inferential: What are god roads? Evaluative: If you were the priest's son, would you have broken all the rules?

James Literal: What is the name of the destroyed city John visits? Inferential: What was the magic John was talking about? Evaluative: What is the author portraying when he writes, “Perhaps, in the old days, they ate knowledge too fast”?

Erika Flores Literal: What did the father mean when he said that if John's dreams don't "eat him up, he may be a great preist" but if it does "eat him up" he is still his son? Inferential: What do you think he drink was that John found that was "strong and made his head swim"? Evaluative: Do you think it was a good choice afterall that John pushed forward anyway to go through the forbidden places although they were off limits?

Ryan Literal: What did John see at the city? Inferential: Why did John want to go to the most forbidden place? Evaluative: After he found out about the cities that it wasn't the Gods but were just regular people was he satisfied that he found out about this?

Bobby Choi Literal: What is the primary goal of John's quest? Inferential: Who is the deadgod? Evaluative: Is it right for the people in power, the priests, to withhold information from their followers? Evaluative: Should the Hill People attempt to follow in the footsteps of the gods, or will their actions lead to more destruction?

Jenny Hwang Literal: Where does this story take place? Inferential: What does the priest mean by his last quote? Evaluative: Do you think John did the right thing to go east in his journey?

Jane Chyun Literal : What is the difference between when he visited the Palace of the God and before he visited there? Inferential : What would be the father's intentions of him making his son to travel? Evaluative : What would be your reactions and changed policies if you were John who just saw everything destroyed?

Michelle Oh Literal: What is the purpose of John going on this journey? Inferential: " Nevertheless, we make a beginning" What does this line mean? Evaluative: What do you think the author is trying to tell the reader?  Jennifer Suh Literal: Why did John go out for the journey to place of the gods? Inferential: What was the problem that John had during his journey? Evaluative: Did you learn anything after this story? If you did, what was it?