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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 36 through 46.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. About how big is the hut in which Lina the others live?
(a) 20 by 15.
(b) 10 by 20.
(c) 10 by 12.
(d) 12 by 18.

2. Who does the bald man say is worse than Stalin?
(a) Mussolini.
(b) No one.
(c) Hitler.
(d) The last tsar.

3. What drawing that Lina did once infuriated Lina's father?
(a) Stalin hanging from a noose.
(b) Stalin in a clown suit.
(c) Elena's family huddled in fear.
(d) Stalin in a Santa Claus suit.

4. What does Lina realize about her parents' plans?
(a) To escape the country.
(b) To hide among Christian friends.
(c) That they had made no plans.
(d) To appeal to Stalin for clemency.

5. What does Kretsky tell Elena?
(a) They are going to start killing the women.
(b) The Germans are getting closer.
(c) Russia is about to be invaded.
(d) They need an artist.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do the women act the rest of the day after the soldiers try to scare them?

2. What was Elena promised in return?

3. What does Lina tell her mother about people in the other cars?

4. What month do the soldiers come to Lina's home?

5. What does Lina remember as her mother is donning her coat?

(see the answer key)

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