Devil's Arithmetic 11-14

How does the badchan respond to the Rabbi's claim that the Jews are in God's hands, and work is not something to fear?

• He agrees with him.

• He argues with him.

• He says that this is not God's work, it is the devil's.

• He walks away.

What does the Yiddish word "zugangi" mean?

• dancer

• newcomer

• foreigner

• fighter

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

What does the German word "schnell" mean?

• Hurry, quick, fast.

• Slow down.

• Walk

• Run

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

When does Hannah decide to quit trying to tell the others about the future?

• On the train.

• In the trucks.

• When they are getting undressed for the "showers".

• When they cut her hair.

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

What happened to Rachel?

• She met Hannah when they got off the train.

• She ran away when the soldiers rounded them up.

• She ran away when they reached the camp.

• She died in the boxcar because she had Asthma.

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

What did Gitl and Chaya promise to never do again in front of the soldiers?

• Laugh.

• Talk.

• Fall down.

• Cry.

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

Why was the dress Chaya was wearing so important to the tattooer?

• It was pretty.

• It was the dress his daughter wore whose name was also Chaya.

• He liked the design.

• He wanted to steal it for money.

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

When Hannah tries to brush the fly away from Tzipporah the next morning,

• She finds out that Tzipporah died in her sleep.

• Gitl turns away and cries.

• the barracks guard tells her to leave her alone.

• none of the above.

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

Rivka tells the newcomers to use their Every Bowl for

• Washing

• Eating

• Drinking

• All of these

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

True or False: All of Rivka's family has been sent to the ovens since their arrival a year ago.

• True

• False