Chapter 1
People had been disappearing. Everyone knew that. And yet, when Alex […] found his whole family had been taken away […] he couldn't quite believe it. (1.1)
Chapter 2
"Do you see anyone coming with food for us and the child? Every step we take is that much closer to your cousin in Moscow." (2.39)
Chapter 3
"Your uncle was taken away a month ago. You could go to the local soviet and inquire, but I don't think it would be wise." (3.26)
Chapter 4
He thought of the time when he might have pushed his oatmeal away if it tasted a bit scorched […] when his old grandmother fixed the breakfast. (4.16)
Chapter 5
"I was sorry that his had happened to the old man. He was the only person who had ever been good to me after my mother died." (5.63)
Chapter 6
And yet, this had become something he was familiar with. He didn't know what was out there in the streets. Worse, he feared he did now. (6.1)
Chapter 7
But the younger boys were so respectful of his ability to read that with them Alex felt quite dignified—almost like his father. (7.3)
Chapter 9
Alex found a blank when he tried to think ahead […] Between now and the future there hung a great dark curtain that he could not see through or around. (9.23)
Chapter 10
If one could go, why stay with this unsavory band? But he now felt it would be like leaving his family. (10.58)
Chapter 11
Alex thought, that's the way I felt the day I ran to Katriana, not knowing what to do. But there was no Katriana for Peter. (11.2)
Chapter 12
"But I can't leave them," Alex said. "It was my idea to come here. I can't leave them now. They are my friends." And, yes, he thought, my family. (12.50)
Chapter 13
Alex felt stunned by all that had occurred. After all these months, here was a grown man taking charge of his comfort and safety. (13.22)