Characters
Who is Ona?
The women who loses her baby.
What is World War II?
the book is set during this major 20th-century conflict.
What did Lina drew as Stalin?
Clown
What does Andrius steal to save Jonas?
A can of tomatoes.
"Have you ever wondered what a human life is worth? That morning my brother's was worth a pocket watch"?
Lina.
Who is Kostas Vilkas?
Lina's father.
What is NKVD?
this was the name of the soviet secret police responsible for the deportations.
What is Lina's handkerchief?
What is a serious illness that affects both Lina and her brother Jonas?
Scurvy
"we're not worthless"?
Elena.
Who is Mr. Stalas?
The bald man.
What is Siberia?
Lina and her family are sent to this region.
What is a pen?
It is what Lina stole from the NKVD office.
What is a pocket watch?
Elena traded this to an NKVD guard, to save Jonas from a deadly illness.
"They took me in my nightgown"?
Lina.
Who is Nikolai Kretsky?
The blonde NKVD officer.
Why are cattle cars?
Lina and her family are transported in this.
What did Lina used coffee grounds for?
Lina used this to shade the hair of the man.
What does the bread taste like?
Sawdust.
"Are they going to kill us"?
Jonas.
Who is Andrius Arvydas?
He is a 17 years old boy, whom Lina and her family meet on the train to the labour camps.
What is an labour camp?
They are harsh environments where the soviets sent deported people, including Linas and her family.
What is her letters and artwork?
Lina buries this with hopes It will someday tell their story to the world.
What are they forced to sign?
A document that sentences them to 25 years of hard labour.
"We must be calm, panicking will not help"?
Miss Grybas.