Ch 21-22 Quiz for Words on Fire

What did Lukas suggest they do with the book?

• Burn it

• Sell it

• Take it with them to hide

• Leave it behind

How did the narrator escape from the soldier's grip?

• By shouting for help

• By kicking the soldier

• By offering a bribe

• By running faster

Where were the villagers who hadn't escaped into the forest herded?

• Into the river

• Into the square

• Into the mountains

• Into the caves

What did the narrator believe they could hear from the books?

• Music playing

• Characters calling to be saved

• Birds chirping

• Water flowing

What were the villagers forced to do by the Cossack soldiers?

• Join the soldiers

• Stand by the bonfire

• Run away

• Sing songs

What did Officer Rusakov do with the book he picked up?

• Kept it

• Gave it to a villager

• Threw it back onto the fire

• Read it aloud

How did the townsfolk react to the fire?

• They cheered

• They sang

• They hung their heads low

• They danced

What did the fire symbolize for the narrator?

• Freedom

• Knowledge and stories being destroyed

• A new beginning

• A celebration

Why was the book considered a threat to the man and the tsar?

• It contained secret codes.

• It represented the identity of the people.

• It was written in a foreign language.

• It was a religious text.

What was the main reason for smuggling the book?

• To sell it for profit.

• To preserve the future and identity.

• To learn a new language.

• To share it with other countries.