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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 Janina tell the bald man?
(a) Hitler might be killing Jews.
(b) Her family knows his son.
(c) Her family hid his daughter.
(d) Hitler is turning out to be worse than Stalin.

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

3. What does Janina's mother almost do?
(a) Kills Janina.
(b) Kills herself.
(c) Kills a soldier.
(d) Attacks a soldier.

4. What payment does the bald man ask in return for revealing the secret?
(a) An extra ration for two days.
(b) The use of her mittens for a few minutes.
(c) The use of her ear muffs for a few minutes.
(d) Nothing.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When are the prisoners taken to the military office?

2. What does Joana not understand about her father's actions?

3. What does Jonas give Andrius?

4. Who does Lina see outside when the train stops?

5. What has Andrius considered doing for his mother?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the encounter between Kretsky and Lina at the wood pile.

2. How does Elena and Jonas praise Andrius and what is Lina's feeling about the praise?

3. What does Lina learn from the bald man about their captivity?

4. What does Elena reveal about Kretsky?

5. What do the prisoners learn about the Japanese and Hitler?

6. What does Elena have Lina do for Mr. Stalas, and what is Lina's response to the task?

7. Why do the soldiers pay no attention as the prisoners strip for a shower?

8. What does Lina steal and how does she explain it to Andrius?

9. Why are the prisoners waked in the middle of the night and what do they do?

10. What happens to Kretsky when the prisoners arrive at some port?

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