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100

This character is Lina's little brother.

Who is Jonas?


100

Everyone in the railroad car was happy because they believed this country which had moved into Lithuania would save them.

What is Germany?

100

This word means unfriendly and inclined toward anger or irritation.

What is surly?

100

Lina and her family were from this country.

What is Lithuania?

200

This character, along with Jonas and Lina, went to look for their fathers.

Who is Andrius?

200

He yelled at the bald man.

Who is Andrius?

200

This is a flammable substance used in motion-picture and X-ray film.

What is celluloid?

200

Lithuania's west coast is bordered by this sea.

What is the Baltic?

300

She is the protagonist of the novel, Between Shades of Gray.

Who is Lina?

300

Lina drew a picture of him.

Who is Lina's father?

300

The tension was __________________; we could feel it in the classroom.

What is palpable?

300

The cattle train went through this country before entering Russia.

What is Belarus?

400

Kostas Vilkas was a man who earned great respect.

Who is Lina's father?

400

Jonas made marks on the floorboard of the railroad car with this.

What is a stone?

400

You would see this at a Superbowl game.

What is a throng?

400

This is the city that Lina and her family is from.

What is Kaunus?

500

He is a foil to Lina's character. (Hint: a "foil" character is a secondary character in literature whose purpose is to contrast with another character, typically the protagonist.)

Who is the bald man?

500

Lina considered doing this when it was her turn to leave the train with the buckets?

What is running?

500

The grouchy old man chased us from his yard. He was a perfect example of someone who is ______________.

What is crotchety?

500

These countries border the nation of Lithuania.

What is Latvia, Russia, Poland, and Belarus?