People of Interest
This person offers to share a Coke with Cristian
Who is Liliana?
True or false: citizens of Romania in 1989 are allowed to access any radio broadcasts that are available, including Radio Free Europe.
What is false?
The quote “Living in Bucharest was like living inside a black-and-white photo” uses what type of literary term?
simile, imagery (offer how)
Cristian learns what in the American Library?
Hungary is free!
Who does Cristian have to meet with and write out what he observed and sign that paper?
Paddle Hands
This character is almost never home, working six days a week at the start of the novel.
Who is Mr. Florescu (Cristian's dad)
In what month and year was Ceaușescu prosecuted and executed?
December 1989
Who "was right. Communism is a state of mind"?
Who is Bunu?
Cristian notices that Dan's friends have a seemingly endless supply of _________ in the videos
what is food?
The leader of Romania
Who is Ceausescu?
A friend of Cristian's who is now someone he suspects
Who is Luca?
The novel continually makes a connection to this literary character.
Who is Dracula?
The speaker of “Just remember, Pui, good luck comes at a price. Bad luck is free”
Who is Cici?
The mother of Target Barbara is___________
Mrs. Drucan
Who held the video nights?
Starfish!
This character hit Cristian for his revolutionary beliefs.
Who is Mrs. Florescu (Cristian's mom)?
Cristian witnesses that Ceausescu and his family visited this place happily outside of Romania.
What is Disneyland?
Significance of the quote “‘Information is more valuable than medicine right now! Poland and Hungary. East Germany will be next! We need the radio’”?
(something along the lines of...) Bunu values knowledge for his family, to show that there is a world outside of Romania and that there is a possibility that they could be free.
Nadia, a gymnast from Romania, did what?
"trekked through the woods" and escaped to Hungary
How do regular people in Romania get food?
Who is Cristian?
In spite of Ceausescu trying to destroy several churches in Bucharest, a brave engineer did what?
Who said this quote to Cristian: “Listen to me. You are fine. You…are fine. The regime is sick, not you, okay? Don’t ever forget that”?
Who is the daughter of Mrs. Drucan/Target Barbara?
What happens in Timisoara?
an anti-government protest in Romania
What special food did Dan give to Cristian?
Twinkies!