Characters
who is Elena Vilkas.
She is a strong, compassionate, and resilient woman who becomes a moral anchor for her children and others during their deportation and time in the labor camps.
What is the Soviet Union / NKVD?
The family is arrested by this oppressive regime.
What is Siberia?
The Vilkas family is first deported to this harsh region.
“Have you ever wondered what a human life is worth?” Who says this?
Lina
What dose bread reperent ?
This food item becomes a symbol of both survival and desperation.
Who is Jonas Vilkas?
Lina’s younger brother, who clings to hope even in exile.
The family is arrested by this oppressive regime. who is this
NKVD
what is Lithuania?
Stalin forcibly deported people from this Baltic country where Lina is from.
I planted a seed of hope and let it grow who said this
Elena Vilkas
The act of sharing in the novel symbolizes this key human value.
compassion
Who is Lina?
This artistic character serves as a symbol of silent resistance with her sketches.
What is a can / a suitcase / buried near the shack?
Lina hides her drawings in this place, hoping someone will find them.
What is a gulag?
Lina’s father is sent to this kind of prison camp.
Complete the quote: “We were about to become ______ in history.”
ghosts
what dose the marble from Andrius symbolizes this relationship.
love
Who is Mr. Stalas (the Bald Man)?
This gruff old man seems heartless but sacrifices himself for others.
What is university dean / intellectual / anti-Soviet activity?
Lina's family is targeted because her father works in this profession.
What is the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact?
This pact between Stalin and Hitler led to the division of Eastern Europe.
I wanted to scream, but I had no voice. who said this
Lina
There are many quiet moments in the book. They show this feeling.
fear and sacredness
Who is Andrius Arvydas?
He’s Lina’s first love and protector during their deportation.
What is her memoir / a letter / buried art?
At the end of the novel, Lina’s voice is recovered through this medium.
What is the NKVD unbereaved
Narodny Komissariat Vnutrennikh Del
Even if we’re devils, we’re still human.” Who said this?
Andrius
What is losing control or freedom?
The train the family rides unwillingly