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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 12 through 24.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is Lina thinking about at the opening of the novel?
(a) The time her brother drowned.
(b) Her fifteenth birthday.
(c) The time leading up to being taken prisoner.
(d) The way her father overprotected her.

3. What does Lina realize the priest is doing?
(a) Comforted the doomed prisoners.
(b) Bribing the soldiers to treat the prisoners better.
(c) Betraying his countrymen.
(d) Offering last rites to those on the train.

4. What is obvious about Andrius when he gets back to their railroad car?
(a) He has been brutally beaten.
(b) He has some sort of plan.
(c) He has talked to his father.
(d) He is dispirited.

5. What does Lina remember as her mother is donning her coat?
(a) Her favorite doll.
(b) The items sewn into the lining.
(c) Her cat.
(d) Her best friend's book.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lina realize when her mother tells her to button her coat?

2. What does Elena give the bald man?

3. How does Lina distract the soldier watching Elena?

4. Who does Elena ignore?

5. What does Lina realize about her parents' plans?

(see the answer key)

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