Chapters 1-3

Reading Check

1. Leningrad, Russia (Chapter 1)

2. Execution (Chapter 1)

Short Answer

1. Kolya is Lev’s cellmate. He is a scholar of literature and has been put in jail because he is believed to be a deserter. (Chapter 2)

2. The colonel tells the boys he will release them if they can find a dozen eggs for his daughter’s wedding cake. (Chapter 3)

Chapters 4-6

Reading Check

1. They’re cannibals. (Chapter 5)

2. It was bombed. (Chapter 6)

Short Answer

1. Lev and Kolya realize they are not likely to survive without their ration cards. (Chapter 4)

2. Lev feels guilty for abandoning Kolya to the cannibals while he ran. (Chapter 6)

Chapters 7-10

Reading Check

1. Sonya’s house (Chapter 7)

2. It’s a rooster. (Chapter 9)

Short Answer

1. Koyla is brave and has charisma and charm. He is particularly jealous of Koyla’s ease with women. (Various Chapters)

2. The boys make plans to go to Mga, where Sonya’s uncle runs a poultry collective. (Chapter 10)

Chapters 11-14

Reading Check

1. The Courtyard Hound (

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