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

2. What does Ona ask the people on the train to do?
(a) Help her escape.
(b) Help her care for her baby.
(c) Keep her baby while she tries to find some food for the child.
(d) Not give her baby to the soldiers.

3. How does the bald man feel about the news about Germany?
(a) Unhappy.
(b) Angry.
(c) Indifferent.
(d) Happy.

4. About what does Jonas worry while waiting for Elena?
(a) That they should try to escape.
(b) That they should have gone with Elena.
(c) That they should try to get more food.
(d) That their house back in their homeland is being ransacked.

5. About what does Miss Grybas explain as the train continues south?
(a) The Ural Mountains.
(b) The topography that the Russians will have to cross.
(c) The way the various alliances are lined up in WWII.
(d) The topography that the Germans will have to cross.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Ona like when she undresses?

2. How often does the train stop?

3. What is obvious about Andrius when he gets back to their railroad car?

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

5. For what does the train stop?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Lina's quick thinking help her mother?

2. Before the train leaves, does Andrius do and who goes with him?

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

4. Describe the arrest of Lina's family.

5. What does Lina tell a gray-haired man about her drawing?

6. Where do the prisoners arrive and where is Lina's family assigned?

7. What happens to Ona?

8. What does Lina keep from her mother about Kostas?

9. Where are the prisoners and what does Lina remember about Stalin's agriculture policies?

10. How do Lina, Elena and Mrs. Rimas relieve the stress of the camp?

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