The Blackbird Girls Questions Chap 1-19

Describe Valentina and Oksana's relationship during their school days in Pripyat?

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CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What was at the root of Oksana and Valentina's problems?

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CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What was the KGB?

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

Why were the Soviet citizens so scare of the KGB?

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CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.8.7

Why did the Pripyat authorities not evacuate (tell people to leave) the city immediately?

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CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

What happened to the people who were enjoying the sun on the rooftop on the day of the disaster?

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Why did Valentina and Oksana's mothers know what to do when the disaster happened?

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CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Why was Oksana's mother not able to accompany (go with) Oksana when she originally fled Pripyat?

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CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

Why did Valentina's mother not go with her to Leningrad?

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

Which of the following inferences about Dyadya Sergei is best supported by evidence in this excerpt?

“You were white as milk this morning,” Valentina said to Dyadya Sergei.
“I’ve never tanned so quickly in my life,” he said, sounding pleased. “There must be something in the air.”
Today, though, the words made Oksana uneasy.
“Ah, Oksana,” Dyadya Sergei said. “I didn’t see you standing there. You’re as quiet as a shadow.”
“I saw your mother on the roof,” Dyadya Sergei said to Oksana. “There was a crowd of us. You ought to go up there before the fire’s put out. It's quite a sight! Above the station, you can’t even see the sky. It’s all smoke, blue everywhere.”

• Dyadya Sergei cares more about getting a tan than his health.

• Dyadya Sergei’s trust of the government causes him to ignore the dangers around him.

• Dyadya Sergi is always optimistic even during the worst of circumstances.

• Dyadya Sergei is Oksana’s favorite uncle.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.1