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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Lina embarrassed?
(a) The prisoners are given better food and many fight others for the food.
(b) She loses her head for a minute and cries in front of the soldiers.
(c) The prisoners have to undres in front of the soldiers.
(d) The prisoners are strip searched.

2. Why is one man killed at the farm?
(a) He refused to work.
(b) He tried to run away.
(c) He wrote a letter.
(d) He hit a guard.

3. What has Andrius considered doing for his mother?
(a) Trying to escape.
(b) Killing himself.
(c) Joining the army.
(d) Killing her.

4. Why are the prisoners forced to hide?
(a) They are not forced to hide.
(b) A large group of German prisoners arrive.
(c) An American ship arrives.
(d) A British ship arrives.

5. What does everyone bring to the Christmas Eve celebration?
(a) Candy.
(b) Nothing.
(c) A present for each other.
(d) Their family photos.

6. What do Lina and Elena stop doing?
(a) Talking to Mrs. Rimas.
(b) Working in the fields.
(c) Worrying about Jonas as he is better.
(d) Asking for help.

7. What is Lina doing when she sees her mother collapse?
(a) Smuggling food to an elderly woman.
(b) Working in the fields.
(c) Working on the assembly line.
(d) Stealing wood.

8. What interrupts the people's celebration?
(a) Lina finding a puppy.
(b) The arrival of guards.
(c) Andrius screaming.
(d) Jonas falling ill again.

9. Why do Elena and Jonas say Andrius is courageous?
(a) For getting food for them on occasion.
(b) For standing up to the guards.
(c) For taking care of Mr. Stalas.
(d) For sneaking out of the camp sometimes.

10. What does the doctor ask the bald man to do?
(a) Help make some fish soup.
(b) Nothing.
(c) Wipe down Jonas with warm water.
(d) Gather more firewood.

11. What does Lina learn when she works in the beet field?
(a) The soldiers are planning something.
(b) Many beets are left to rot in the field.
(c) Stealing a beet is very difficult.
(d) Many people eat the beets raw with dirt on them as they work.

12. What does Joana not understand about her father's actions?
(a) Why he was so explosive in temperament.
(b) Why he said Lina could not go with them.
(c) Why he would be packing up his medical books.
(d) Why he refused to let her go to school.

13. What does Andrius tell Lina when she sees him as she leaves Mr. Stalas?
(a) He is going to escape.
(b) The blond soldier's name.
(c) His family has been pardoned.
(d) His father is arriving the next day.

14. Where does Andrius say he got what he brought for Jonas?
(a) Sneaks into the village and buys it from a villager.
(b) Steals it.
(c) He does not say.
(d) Buys it on the black market.

15. What is Mrs. Arvydas doing?
(a) Laughing with some of the soldiers.
(b) Crying.
(c) Sewing.
(d) Begging for another potato.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many people are in their group?

2. How do the soldiers try to frighten the women?

3. What does Jonas give Andrius?

4. What does Lina find that she decides to smuggle back to camp?

5. What can Lina not get over?

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