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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Lina's mother do with their best jewelry?
(a) Buries it in the backyard.
(b) Sews it into the linings of the coats.
(c) Hides it in the cellar.
(d) Gives it to Christian neighbors for safekeeping.

2. What do the soldiers want Elena to do?
(a) Write a letter.
(b) Spy on the others.
(c) Take charge of the farm.
(d) Work as the secretary.

3. What does a guard do to quiet Ona?
(a) Puts a gag in her mouth.
(b) Kills her.
(c) Slaps her.
(d) Intimidates her.

4. Who is in the hut where Lina's family is assigned?
(a) An old woman.
(b) No one.
(c) A young man.
(d) A young woman.

5. What does the gray-haired man notice Lina doing?
(a) Drawing patriotic symbols on the wall.
(b) Drawing.
(c) Composing a song.
(d) Polishing a ring.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the bald man ask Jonas to do?

2. Why does Elena pull Lina away from a guard?

3. What is Ona like when she undresses?

4. To what summer program did Lina once apply for entrance?

5. What does Lina realize about the possibility of running?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Lina thinking about as the story opens?

2. What happens in Vilnius?

3. What does Lina notice as the train is pulling away from the station?

4. What happens to Ona?

5. What does Lina remember about her artistic abilities?

6. What are Elena, Lina and Jonas forced to do?

7. What upsets Lina about being told to shower but why is she happy?

8. What does Lina recall about a shopping trip with her mother once?

9. What does the bald man say about Hitler, and what does Lina think about it?

10. What happens one day when it is Lina's turn to take the buckets for the food and water?

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