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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 drawing that Lina did once infuriated Lina's father?
(a) Stalin in a Santa Claus suit.
(b) Stalin hanging from a noose.
(c) Stalin in a clown suit.
(d) Elena's family huddled in fear.

2. What does Elena tell Mrs. Rimas?
(a) She is going to start growing her own food.
(b) She hopes to send a letter out of the nearby post office.
(c) She hopes her mother will find a way to bring them to France.
(d) She hopes her husband will be released soon.

3. What does Lina's father say when she signs the drawing?
(a) That she should not sign her drawings until she is recognized as an artist.
(b) That she should not sign drawings any more because it is too dangerous.
(c) That no one would recognize the name.
(d) That she has come up with a good signature.

4. What was Elena promised in return?
(a) Freedom in one year.
(b) Nothing.
(c) A larger ration of food.
(d) Her children would be safe.

5. Where does the train split off with the men?
(a) Kiev.
(b) Vilnius.
(c) Minsk.
(d) Kuanas.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does a grouchy woman in the group that Elena's family is in say?

2. What does a guard do to quiet Ona?

3. What does Lina know her father and Miss Grybas are on?

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

5. What does Lina's mother do with the family photos?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the arrest of Lina's family.

2. Where does the truck go after Lina's family is on it and why does it go there?

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

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

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

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

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

8. What happens in Vilnius?

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

10. What does Lina realize about her father's words about drawing?

(see the answer keys)

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