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WorksheetsDevil's Arithmetic
Total questions: 57
Worksheet time: 2hrs 13mins
Where is Hannah from?
New Rochelle
New Jersey
New Mexico
Summerville
Why doesn't Hannah want to go to the Seder?
She is sleepy
She has homework
She is tired of remembering
She wants to spend the night at a friend's
Who is Hannah named after?
Her mother
Her Aunt Eva's dead friend
Her grandmother
Why did Hannah write on herself when she was younger?
A. She is purposefully making fun of Grandpa Will for surviving the Holocaust.
B. She is purposefully disrespecting her heritage.
C. She doesn't understand what it means and does it for attention.
D. She is bored and thought it would impress her mother.
What happens when Hannah opens the door for the prophet Elijah?
A. She realizes that she is no longer with her family in the apartment
B. Absolutely nothing
C. Her brother pulls her inside and shuts the door
D. Elijah walks past her into the apartment
What Jews disappear the quickest and why?
Greek Jews because they cannot understand the commands
Christians because they don't belong
German Jews because they are too smart
Children because they are useless
How did the Blokava (woman in charge of the barracks) lose her fingers?
She talked back to a guard
She lost control of her Jews
She didn't get her work done fast enough
She got them caught in the crematorium
What happened to Fayge?
She successfully escaped the camp
She died of a broken heart in her sleep
She threw herself at Shmuel's feet and was shot
She starved to death because she gave all of her food away
How does Chaya save Rivka?
Chaya pushes her out of the way of the bullet from the guard
She talks the officer out of shooting Rivka
She puts on Rivka's bandana and walks to her death
Chaya gives her extra food so she won't starve
What word is repeated throughout the novel?
"remember"
"hate"
"food"
"strong"
What was Grandpa Will's name while he lived in Europe?
Will
Wolfe
Abraham
None of the above
What was Aunt Eva's name while she lived in Europe?
Rivka
Chaya
Hannah
Blokava
What does Hannah's new name "Chaya" mean?
Life
Prosperity
Freedom
German
Define "proclaiming"
scream
announce officially or publicly.
staying silent
coughing loudly
What does "shriek" mean?
to cry
to laugh very hard
to run quickly from one place to another
a high-pitched piercing cry or sound; a scream
What does "spontaneously" mean?
slowly
sudden
mild
Define "persistent"
continuing to exist or endure over a prolonged period
giving up easily
a hacking cough
it is a religion
What is the definition for reluctantly?
jump or dive quickly
to feel embarrassed or humiliated
payment for an injury
not wanting to do something
What does guttural mean?
sweet sounding
high pitched
produced in the throat, harsh sounding
silent
What is the definition for compensation?
payment for doing something right
payment for an injury or wrong doing
payment for work done
payment for work owed
What does plunge mean?
run really fast into something
swim slowly
jump or dive quickly
slip and fall
Why is Aaron nervous about the Seder?
He got in trouble in the car.
He has to read the four questions from the Haggadah
In chapter 1, Hannah's mother says that Passover is about _________________.
A. Eating
B. Drinking
C. Remembering
D. Praying
What did Hannah realize she was able to do as Chaya?
See visions of the future.
Teleport to any time or place
Read the minds of other people
Speak and understand Yiddish
Who wants to marry Gitl?
Tziporrah
Yitzchak
Avrom Morowicz
Reuven
How does Fayge treat Hannah (Chaya) her soon-to-be-niece?
Does not like children.
Dose not allow Chaya to ride with her.
They get along very well.
She likes Chaya, but still doesn't talk to her.
Tell what the wedding party sees upon gaining an open view of the village?
Godzilla
Army trucks and automobiles.
Candles along the side walks.
American troops.
How does the rabbi try to calm the group?
He reassures them that the Nazi will take care of the everything while they are gone.
Tells them that God will stop the Nazi's.
Formulates a plan to over throw the Nazi's.
He lets the village know that he will stay back to watch the town.
Describe the conditions of the boxcars and the length of time in them?
The trip lasted 1 week and the condition of the boxcar was very poor conditions.
The trip lasted 4 days and the condition of the boxcar was very poor conditions.
The trip lasted 1 week and the condition of the boxcar was very good conditions.
The trip lasted 4 days and the condition of the boxcar was very good conditions.
What is the first thing the Jews notice upon their arrival at the train station?
Another Jews from different towns also gathering there.
Disney World.
The hotel where they will be staying the night.
Baskets and bags belonging to their families.
What does the women guard in the blue dress tell them to do first?
She tells them they will need to get a hair cut.
She tells them they will get in line for food.
She tells them they will need to get undressed and shower.
She tells them they will receive a ID number tattoo on their forearm.
After their heads are shaved and they survive the cold showers, where are they next sent?
For lunch.
For their barrack numbers.
For their ID number that will be tattooed on their forearm.
For Clothes.
What distressing information does the man who tattoos Hannah give her?
That she had pick the dress that had belonged to his daughter and that she needed to know her ID number.
That she was the first little girl to receive a tattoo.
Why doesn't Gitl wnat Hannah to touch Tzipporah upon waking the next morning?
She wants Tzipporah to sleep as long as possible.
She knows that Tzipporah has not survived the night and doesn't want her to associate with death.
The Nazi's will get mad at her for touching another person.
Tzipporah was ill the entire night is allowed by the Nazi's to sleep a little longer.
What message does the officer give to the newcomers after they have eaten?
The Officer tells them they must work if they want to watch T.V..
The Officer tells them when they will be leaving the camp.
The Officer tells them they must work or they will die.
The Officer tells they must work to get dessert.
What does the woman take from Chaya to punish her for talking?
Her shoes
Her dress
Hair ribbons
Her food
Why does Chaya decide to stop telling the Jews what is going to happen to them?
She realized she was lying to them
She didn't want them to know because they would decide to run
They threaten to beat her until she died
She realized there was nothing they could do and telling them steals their hope
What is unique about their leader (the one who is giving them instructions)?
She is a female
She has no shoes on her feet
She has 3 fingers on one hand.
She is a Jew
When Gitl asks the soldier for food, how does he threaten her?
He sticks a gun in her face
He calls her a dirty Jew
He tells her she will eat when she is told or she will be Jew Smoke
He puts her on the list for the ovens
According to Rivka, how are they safe at night?
The "Choosing" is done during the day
They don't run the gas at night
They have enforced recreation at night
All of the above
According to Rivka, what is "brutal arithmetic?"
Everyone in the camp knows people who have died in the camp
Everyone in the camp tells their relatives to hide before the deportations, but they don't listen
There are more Nazi officers than there are Jews
There are more Jews than there are Nazi officers
How do the Jews get things that they need (shoes, clothes, bandages, etc.)?
They steal from the officers' rooms
They organize things
They brought those things with them into the camps
They fill out the paperwork and request the supplies from the guards
Why does Rivka tell them "Garbage can be Paradise"?
Jews can find a lot of supplies in the garbage dump
Jews can find food in the garbage
Children under 14 hide in the garbage dump when the inspector comes
Children over 14 hide in the garbage to avoide working
What is the signal to warn the kids that the commander is coming?
A sharp whistle
A low hum
3 hand claps
A clucking sound
What does "chosen for processing" mean?
That person will work processing the Jews belongings
That person will die that day
That person will choose who will die that day
That person must go to the hospital for health tests and screening
Why do the Nazis label the killing of Jews as "processing"?
So they can't be blamed for murder
To give the Jews hope
To give the Nazis hope
So more Jews will volunteer for the killing
Why does Gitl tell Chaya that there is a plan but she wouldn't tell her any specific information?
So if something happens to Gitl she can remember, but she won't accidentally tell someone about the plan
Gitl does not trust Chaya because she tells crazy stories
Gitl and Shmuel are not planning on taking Chaya with them for her own safety
The blokava told Gitl not to tell anyone and gave her shoes as a bribe
What message did Chaya tell her friends they must carry from this place (the concentration camp) if they survived?
Don't give up
Follow Rivka's Rules
Do unto others as you would have them do unto you
Remember in order to carry the message of survival to the future
Who said this quote?
"Promise me that you will cry no more before these monsters. We will never cry again."
Grandpa Will
Gitl
Rivka
badchan
"I am tired of remembering."
Gitl
Shmuel
Rachel
Hannah
"That is my daughter's dress you are wearing, Chaya Abramowicz. My Chaya. I brought it as a gift for her in Lublin."
Shmuel
Yitzchak
Reb Boruch
Prisoner giving tattoos
"Being married doesn't bother me. But getting married- that frightens me."
Shmuel
Fayge
Yitzchak
Breuer
"Run for your life Rivka. Run for your future. Run. Run. Run...."
Rivka
Chaya
Gitl
Shifre
"A boy your age should be with his mother. So I shall be sure you go to her."
Commandant
Tzipporah
prisoner
hospital worker
Hannah finds herself back in her grandparents' apartment after she says what?
"Ready or not, here we come"
"Do not be afraid; we are all heroes here"
"It is better than to go down fighting"
"Nazis stink!"
