Obscure facts about irrelevant characters
What is the main character’s lover's name?
Andrius
Where is Lina’s home?
Lithuania
What is the main conflict?
Lina and her family being deported and separated.
What happened to Lina’s father?
He was shot in prison
What does the end of the book show about the theme?
It showed how there is always hope.
How old is Lina in the beginning?
15
What city did Lina live in?
Kaunas
What did the commander want Lina to copy for him?
A map
What did Andrius do that made Lina hate him?
He worked for the NKVD
Which decade is the book set in?
1940s
Which character was Jewish?
Mr. Stalas
What country did Joana and her family escape to?
Germany
What did the NKVD throw and hit Lina with?
Tin can
What country did Lina think would save them?
America
What was Lina’s sliver of the hope in the end?
The sun
What is the bald man’s name?
Mr. Stalas
Where were Lina and her family taken to after they got out of the train station?
A valley
Where did the NKVD take the Lithuanians first?
The station/the cattle cars.
How did Andrius make it up to Lina on her birthday?
Dombey and Son
What action did the main character do to show that she will do anything for her family?
Gave up her bread rations for her brother
What fruit was the yellow girl compared to?
Lemon
What region was the first work camp in?
Altai
What did Lina’s mother give to keep Jonas safe?
An amber pendent and or watch
What happened to one of the Jurtas that made everyone in there die?
They made the door open to the outside, so snow blocked it
What means beautiful, but with power in Russian?
Krasivaya