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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. When does Elena think the Soviets will be stopped?
(a) When Stalin is dead.
(b) When the rest of the world learns what they are doing.
(c) When all of Lithuania stands up united.
(d) When WWII is over.

2. Who is Mrs. Rimas?
(a) A librarian.
(b) An adminstrator who is compiling a list of the prisoners.
(c) A nurse sent to check the prisoners.
(d) A doctor.

3. What does Elena tell Mrs. Rimas?
(a) She is going to start growing her own food.
(b) She hopes her mother will find a way to bring them to France.
(c) She hopes to send a letter out of the nearby post office.
(d) She hopes her husband will be released soon.

4. What does Lina recall about doing once with her mother?
(a) Sewing.
(b) Drawing.
(c) Cooking.
(d) Shopping.

5. What interests Jonas about the farm?
(a) The water irrigation method.
(b) The farming methods they use.
(c) The food that is available.
(d) Nothing about the farm interests Jonas.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jonas do without complaint?

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

3. What does Elena give the bald man?

4. Where does the truck go from Lina's house?

5. About what does Miss Grybas explain as the train continues south?

(see the answer key)

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