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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 12 through 24.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Elena learn about Germany?
(a) They have invaded England.
(b) They have surrendered.
(c) They have invaded Switzerland.
(d) They have invaded Lithuania.

2. What is Lina thinking about at the opening of the novel?
(a) Her fifteenth birthday.
(b) The way her father overprotected her.
(c) The time her brother drowned.
(d) The time leading up to being taken prisoner.

3. What does Lina recall drawing?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Her dog.
(c) Her father.
(d) Her brother.

4. What happens to Ona's baby?
(a) The baby becomes listless.
(b) The baby starts doing better.
(c) The baby dies.
(d) The baby has croup.

5. To what summer program did Lina once apply for entrance?
(a) Art program in Vilnius.
(b) Art program in Minsk.
(c) Music school in Kuanas.
(d) Sports program.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lina explain to the gray-haired man?

2. Who is Mrs. Rimas?

3. What happens when a man jumps off the truck?

4. Who does the bald man say is worse than Stalin?

5. What does the gray-haired man notice Lina doing?

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