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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 25 through 35.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are they told when the truck stops?
(a) They must wait here for several more days.
(b) They need to start digging.
(c) They can shower.
(d) They are free to go.

2. What is Jonas afraid of at one point?
(a) That he iss going to be taken to be with the men.
(b) That he is going to be left alone.
(c) That he has wet his pants.
(d) That he iss going to be ill.

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

4. Why does Elena pull Lina away from a guard?
(a) He is trying to make her go into the woods.
(b) He is touching her.
(c) He is hitting her.
(d) He is trying to put her on the truck.

5. What does Lina not tell her mother about Kostas?
(a) That he knew he would not see them again.
(b) That he had been beaten.
(c) That he was going to Moscow to be tried for treason.
(d) That he was gravely ill.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Lina thinking about at the opening of the novel?

2. Who does the bald man say is worse than Stalin?

3. Where does the train split off with the men?

4. How does the bald man feel about the news about Germany?

5. What does Lina recall about doing once with her mother?

(see the answer key)

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