Words on Fire Chapters 16-17

Who was following Audra in the forest?

(Chapter 16)

• Ben

• Officer Ruskaov

• Lukas

• Roze

What do the soldiers do to Lukas when they catch him with the books in the forest?

(Chapter 16)

• They whip him with a tree branch

• They arrest him and take him away

• They turn him in to Officer Ruskaov

• They leave him alone and let him go.

How does Audra help Lukas escape?

(Chapter 16)

• She does a magic trick to distract the soldiers

• She throws a rock at the horse's head to make it run.

• She puts a garden snake in front of the horse to scare them so they run away

• She calls out to them to come and get her instead.

Where do Lukas and Audra end up in the forest?

(Chapter 16)

• Milda's secret school

• Officer Ruskaov's cabin

• The clearing where Audra escaped the officers the first time

• The church they had just escaped from

What makes Lukas cry?

(Chapter 16)

• His fear of the soldiers

• The wounds on his back

• Missing his family

• Losing the books

What makes Audra cry?

(Chapter 16)

• Seeing Lukas in pain

• Her parents leaving for Siberia

• Having to turn Lukas in to Officer Ruskaov

• Seeing her burnt home and what was left of it.

What decision does Audra make that night?

(Chapter 17)

• To turn Lukas in to Officer Rusakov and rescue her parents

• To return home and try to repair her house

• To not turn him in after having to watch him be punished by the soldiers.

• To tell Ben she didn't want to smuggle books anymore.

What type of writing is Audra trying to read when Lukas wakes up?

(Chapter 17)

What was the poem really about?

(Chapter 17)

• The forest behind Audra's house

• The destruction of Lithuania and it's culture

• Russia's beautiful landscape

• The Russian Tsar

Years ago when Ben was younger, what happened the night he was to be executed?

(Chapter 17)

• Ben escaped the soldiers, but his friends did not and were killed

• Ben and his friends escaped the soldiers, and no one died

• Ben met Officer Ruskaov

• Ben was arrested and sent to Siberia - but escaped.