The Devil's Arithmetic Chapter 9

In Chapter 9, Shmuel has the desire to do what to the Nazi officer, but doesn't dare? 

• Yell at him.
• Shake his fists.
• Punch him.
• Hug him

What does the Nazi officer insist that Shmuel and his wedding guest do?

• Get married
• Go home
• Get in the trucks
• Hand over their money

When Hannah tries to warn Fayge and Shmuel about what the Nazi's will do, Rachael states she is simply retelling what story she spoke of earlier in the day.

• The Wizard of Oz
• Star Wars
• Hansel and Gitl (Gretel)
• Beauty and the Beast

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What has become of Fayge's mother and grandmother, Tante Sarah and Tante Devorah?

• They forgot about the wedding
• They got lost on the way to the wedding
• They were sent to resettlement
• They were sent home

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When the badchan states, "The snake smiles, but it shows no teeth," he is refering to...

• Shmuel who wants to stop the Nazis
• The colonel who states anyone who works will be treated fairly
• The snake who bit the Nazi officer
• Hannah who tells make believe stories to scare people

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What simile was created to describe the wedding guests packed into the trucks.

• Like sardines in a can
• Like peas in a pod
• Like white on rice
• Like cattle going to be slaughtered for market

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At the end of this chapter, though Hannah remembers from her classroom discussions what occurred during the Holocaust, and she feels sick, what does she ironically continue to do?

• Keep telling stories.
• Warns her friends
• Nothing
• Sing

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At the end of Chapter 10, what kind of taste did Hannah have in her mouth?

• sweet candy

• juicy steak

• bitter herbs

• sour grapes