Who It Is?
Who is the main character in this book?
Lina
Where does Lina’s dad work?
A university
Who were the soldiers that kept making peoples lives miserable?
The NKVD
How many people were shoved into the train car?
45-50
Where did Stalin order his men to take the Lithuanians?
Serbia
What was Lina’s last name?
Vilkas
Where does this story first take place?
Lithuania
Why was Lina and her family deported?
Her dad helped her cousin and her family escape, and the soviets found out.
Where were the Lithuanians taken at the beginning of the book?
Serbia
How many total Lithuanians were deported?
About 132,000 people
Why does Lina draw pictures representing the situation she is in?
She is trying to leave clues for her father to find.
Where was the train the train car’s first stop after picking up Lina and her family?
The hospital to get Ona, after she gave birth.
Why did lina draw a map/drawing and hand them to people?
She hoped they would reach her dad.
What did Jonas come into Lina’s room wearing?
His school uniform
What time period was this book talking about?
1940s
What sickness did Jonas get while in the camp?
Scurvy
Where was Andrius from?
Sancia, Lithuania
How many years was Lina and the others supposed to work on the farm?
25 years
Why was Lina and her family taken to the Siberian arctic?
It was punishment even though they did nothing
How many years were the deportees stuck in the camps and farms?
12 years
What were Andrius' last words to Lina before she left?
"I'll see you."
Where did Lina and Andrius get married(live their life together) at the end of the book?(epilogue)
Kaunus, Lithuania
When Lina and Jonas were hiding from the NKVD, they hid behind a train car. What did the train car have on it?
The words thieves and prostitutes.
What was the name and author of the the book Andrius gave Lina for her birthday?
Dombey and son by Dickens
What was Joseph Stalin’s big plan?
To cleanse the USSR of all religion and anti-Soviet ideas