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How old was Andrius when they first taken from their homes?
16
How long were the Soviets in Lithuania at the starting of the book?
1 year
25 years
What does davai mean?
Hurry
Who is Jewish?
Mr. Stalas
What was the name of the old lady who Lina and her family stayed with at the beet farm?
Ulyushka
Where did Lina and her family live?
Kaunas, Lithuania.
what does Lina steal from Commander Komorov when drawing a portrait of him?
A file that has her father; Kostas Vilkas' information which was in Russian.
what is the meaning of nyet?
No
How long was Lina imprisoned for?
12 years
How did Mr. Stalas break his leg?
He jumped out of the NKVD truck in an attempt to escape.
what year was the epilogue based in?
1995
What happened on Lina's birthday?
Lina believed that everyone had forgotten, but they surprised her?
What are Jutra's?
huts Lina stayed in
what was written on the back of the train car Lina stayed in?
thieves and prostitutes
What was the NKVD commander's name?
Komorov
What prison was Lina's father in?
Krasnoyarsk prison.
What had the old man done?
He confirmed every teacher, lawyer, and military who lived nearby.
Meaning of repatriate?
To go back to where your family originally came from
where do they switch trains on the way to the camp in the Arctic circle?
Biysk, siberia
What is Kretzsky's first name?
Nikolai
Where were Lina, Jonas, and their mother taken in chapter 68?
Trofimovsk
How did Lina and Jonas' Mother die?
Starvation and illness
What does Krasivaya mean?
Beautiful, but with strength. Unique.
Who is the investigator that gives the camp medicine?