WorksheetsBSG Part 1
Total questions: 46
Worksheet time: 47mins
Where does the story take place?
Ukraine
Lithuania
England
Germany
Who is narrating (telling) the story?
Lina
Jonas
Mother
All of the above
What was Lina wearing when she was taken?
Her school uniform
Her cream colored dress
Her nightgown
Her favorite jeans
Who all was on the truck with Lina's family? Click all that apply.
The librarian
The bald man
Ona and her baby
Miss Grybas
The woman from the bakery
What was Lina frantically looking for when they were packing their bags?
Her jewelry
Her diary
Her sketchbook
Her hairbrush
Where did Mother hide some of the family valuables?
In her coat
In Jonas's suitcase
In Lina's hat
In the package of bread
What family member tries to help Lina and her family?
Her father, Vilkas
Her aunt, Joana
A great-uncle, Peter
A cousin, Regina
What embarrassing thing happens to Jonas when he was being drug away by the NKVD officer?
He threw up
He fell on his face
He started crying
He peed his pants
What kind of injury does the bald man sustain?
A cut on his head
A broken arm
A large cut on his foot
A broken leg
What does Lina's mother say when she was asked about breaking all her china and crystal?
"I don't want the Soviets to have it!"
"Because I love it so much."
"It's worthless to us now."
"I am leaving a message for your father."
Where does Lina's father work?
At a university
At a bank
In a hotel
For the government
What does the word "davai" mean in Russian?
Stop
Listen up
Hurry
Hello
What does Mother give the officer in exchange for Jonas's life? Click all that apply.
An amber pendant
Pearl hat pin
Rubles
Gold pocket watch
Sterling candlestick
Andrius Arvydas, the boy on the train, reveals that his father is also missing. According to Andrius, what does his father do for a living?
He owns a large cattle farm.
He also works at the university.
He is in the Lithuanian army.
He owns a business.
What happens on the train car? Click all the following that apply.
Mrs. Rimas, the librarian, tells the children stories.
The passengers use a hole in the corner to go to the bathroom.
Andrius tried jumping off the car, but the soldiers punched him and threw him back on the car.
The grouchy woman with the two daughters let Lina's family take her corner spot for a while.
The bald man apologized to Lina's mother for his behavior.
What does the side of the train car say?
Thieves and Prostitutes
Maps and Snakes
Murderers and Spies
Ice and Ashes
Who do Andrius, Lina, and Jonas find when they were searching the train cars?
Andrius's girlfriend, Regina
Andrius's father
Lina's best friend and cousin, Joana
Lina's and Jonas's father
What food item do Andrius, Lina, Jonas, and Elena (the kid's mother) share as a gift from Papa?
potato
ham
onion bread
blueberries
What does Papa give Lina and Jonas to be used as money if they need it?
clothing
extra food
silver necklace
wedding ring
According to Papa, where is the train heading?
Lithuania
Siberia
China
Ukraine
How is Papa going to find Lina, Jonas, and Mother?
Through Jonas's music
Arrows made from rocks/stones
By markings on trees
Through Lina's artwork
What food items are Lina's family able to share with the others on the train?
Apples and berries
Ham and eggs
Sausage and coffee cake
Corn and potatoes
As the train left the station, what did Lina see through the slot?
A priest issuing last rites
Her father's train car passing by
A child's body being thrown off a train car
The Lithuanian flag flying in the distance
Throughout the novel, Lina often has flashbacks. How does the author show the reader that a flashback is occurring?
She tells the reader that it is a flashback.
She makes the words italicized.
She makes the words bolded.
Nothing. The reader just knows from context.
What do the Soviets feed the people in the train cars?
Nothing
Gray slop
Bread
Rotted meat
What does Jonas use to keep track of the children who have died on the journey?
He draws them on a red handkerchief.
He gathers a rock for each child.
He makes marks on the wooden floorboard with a rock.
He uses Lina's pen to make tally marks on his arm.
Who dies on the train car during these chapters?
The bald man
Miss Grybas
Ona
Ona's baby
What do the passengers learn about the war from the Soviet soldiers?
Germany has invaded Lithuania.
The Soviets have attacked Germany.
The Americans are in Europe.
The British have captured Hitler.
Who does Andrius tell to "shut-up" on the train ride?
Lina
Jonas
Ona's baby
The bald man
What did Jonas and Andrius do to Lina's book?
They use it to write messages to Papa and Andrius's father, Petras.
They used it to make cigarettes.
They use it as toilet paper.
The trade it for Lina's life.
What is a synonym of derogatory?
What is a synonym for momentarily?
What is slop?
