Topic 1
Chapter 1-20
Chapter 1-20
What kind of job does Kosta Villas do for a living?(chap 5)
A professor at the local university
What does Lina find Andruis and his mother doing for the NKVD ?
She finds them working for the NKVD and they signed all the papers.
Where is Linas dad being held?
Krasnoyarsk prison
What did lina draw while other were sleeping?
Janina’s Mother
What are they allowed to eat ?
Bread Rations
Who helped and took care of the sick and injured people?
A person who used to work at the bank and Linas mother.
What did the NKVD ask Elna to do for them ?
To be a Translator AKA “spy”
Who was the first person to receive a letter? From whom did they receive it from? What did the letter say?
Mrs. Rimas, from her husband, it said that he was alive but very hungry.
What exciting news does janina bring?
Janina found a ship coming their way.
What day is it? How long have they been imprisoned?( chap 72)
September 26;For 15 months
What does davai mean?
Davai means come on
In Lina’s flashback, why was her father upset at her ? (chap 24)
She drew pictures, attacking Josef Stalin, that could have got herself and her family arrested
Who is being taught in the makeshift school? By who and why ?
Altain and Lithuanian students who have signed, there are getting taught by Ms Vilkas because she is the only one who can understand Russian
What are the guards doing to the people?
Hiding them from the Americans
Why does jones think something is wrong with mother?
He thought, she is weak and confused
Where were they taken?
They were taken to the truck where they had to sit in.
What is a “kolkhoz”
A collective farm
What is Kucios ?
Their Christmas Eve celebration.
What did lina steal? what did it say?
She stole her file, the file said that she was an artist and it gave the location of her father.
Who said the prayer when mother died ?
Mrs. Rimas
What does Lina say about her hatred of the NKVD and the Soviets?
She said that she planted a seed of hatred for the Soviets and the NKVD and it would grow into a tree that would strangle them all.
What does “nyet” and “sveenya” mean ?
No, Pig
Who is Ulyushka?
The woman and housemate who lives in the house with vikas.
What did Lina get for her birthday?
A book, a paper and pencil so she can draw.
What clothing did they put on mother before burying her?
Silk dress