2. What does Mrs. Rimas learn?
(a) That her husband is still alive.
(b) That her husband has been shot.
(c) That her daughter is able to get to England.
(d) That her son is able to get to England.

3. Who does Lina see outside when the train stops?
(a) Andrius.
(b) Lukas.
(c) Her father.
(d) Kretsky.

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

5. What does Lina give Andrius for Christmas?
(a) A poem.
(b) The puppy she finds.
(c) A drawing.
(d) Nothing.

6. What do Lina and Jonas realize about their mother?
(a) She is secretly seeing the soldiers to beg for more supplies.
(b) She has given up hope.
(c) She is giving the two of them most of her food rations.
(d) She has withdrawn.

7. What have Andrius and his mother decided to do?
(a) Escape together.
(b) Use their privileges to gain food for the others.
(c) Kill themselves together.
(d) Try to get a pardon.

8. What does Lina think of Andrius?
(a) That he is kind.
(b) That he betrayed the other prisoners.
(c) That he is dishonest.
(d) That he is handsome.

9. How much time has passed as Jonas is improving?
(a) 6 months.
(b) 2 days.
(c) 2 weeks.
(d) 1 month.

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

11. What does Lina say to Andrius as they wait for Elena to return?
(a) She is sorry for misjuding him.
(b) She wishes she could understand him better.
(c) She is sorry about his mother.
(d) She wishes life were different for them.

12. How do the soldiers try to frighten the women?
(a) By pointing their fingers and them and making a sign like pulling a trigger.
(b) By screaming at them.
(c) By making them march all night around the farm.
(d) By kicking dirt on them and firing their weapons.

13. What happens when Kretsky gets off the boat?
(a) He is ordered back on it.
(b) He is shot.
(c) He is given new orders.
(d) He is met by his sister.

14. From what book of the Bible is there a reference in Mrs. Rimas' letter?
(a) Exodus.
(b) Acts.
(c) Psalms.
(d) Mark.

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