WorksheetsThe Devil's Arithmetic Restudy Review
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 1hrs 10mins
What type of figurative language is used in this passage, and why did Jane Yolen most likely use this figurative language?
What does this simile reveal about how Hannah views her grandfather’s speeches about the past?
What can the reader infer about Shmuel from his actions and words in this passage?
What are zugangi?
Nazis
Newcomers
Children
People in charge of the barracks
What happened to Hannah when her hair was shaved?
She could not stop crying.
She could no longer recall anything from the past.
She fainted.
She screamed in anger.
What is the midden?
The kitchen
The jail cell
The garbage dump
The barracks
What is Lilith's Cave?
The midden
A dark cave
The place where the gas ovens are
The hospital
What does the following passage suggest about Reb Boruch?
"Just then Reb Boruch cleared his throat loudly and all the little knots of people who had been talking fell silent."
He has a cold.
He is rude and often interrupts people.
He is highly thought of by others and greatly respected.
He does not care about others.
What type of figurative language is used here?
"And the blood on the snow, my Uncle Moishe who was there said, was like rose petals falling."
Hyperbole
Simile
Metaphor
Idiom
The German word "schnell" means _______________.
No
Listen
Stop
Fast
The sign over the gate of the concentration camps reads ARBEIT MACHT FREI. What does this mean in English?
Work makes you strong
Work sets you free
Work is good
Work until death
Where do the children hide when the commandant comes?
The showers
The barracks
The kitchen
The midden
Which of the following describes the overall tone of this novel?
angry, mysterious, and harsh
festive, anxious, and encouraging
profound, revealing, and hopeful
melancholy, humorous, and sarcastic
Which of the following is the best theme for this novel?
The Holocaust was a horrible event.
Sometimes it is those who endure hardships who are heroes.
Swallows are birds who eat insects.
Hannah and her friends were brave.
Rivka's brother's name in the camp was Wolfe, yet he was very gentle and kind. This is an example of ______________.
Dramatic irony
Situational irony
Verbal irony
Idiom
Who is Rivka?
Aunt Eva
Hannah's grandmother
Aunt Eva's dead friend
Hannah's cousin
Hannah's struggle to remember the past is a(n) _______________ conflict.
Internal
External
Exposition
Man vs. nature
What type of literary device is used here?
"Like spawning fish, the children came from everywhere to dive into the pile."
Idiom
Metaphor
Personification
Simile
What happened to Reuven?
He escaped with Yitzchak
He was sent to Lilith's Cave
He became the commandant's helper
He was sent to another camp
What did Gitl do after the camp was liberated in 1945?
She became a teacher
She married Yitzchak
She became a politician
She organized a rescue mission
What is the signal for the young children that the commandant is coming?
A clucking noise
A siren
A loud scream
There is no signal
What is the signal for the young children that the commandant is coming?
A clucking noise
A siren
A loud scream
There is no signal
Where does Hannah work in the camp?
The laundry room
The garden
The gas chambers
The kitchen
Who survived after the escape attempt?
Schmuel
The violinist
Yitzchak
Fayge
Whose shoes did Hannah leave outside the barracks?
Gitl's
The blokova's
Hannah's
Rivka's
Which girl is not chosen for processing by the new guard?
Shifre
Rivka
Hannah
Esther
What were Hannah's last words as the girls entered Lilith's Cave?
"I'm not ready..."
"Ready or not, here we come..."
"Help us!"
She did not speak.
Who is Wolfe?
Hannah's grandfather
Hannah's uncle
Aunt Eva's son
Gitl's brother
How does Hannah save Rivka?
She tricks the guard into letting Rivka go
She puts on Rivka's headscarf to take her place in Lilith's Cave
She sneaks into the gas chambers and pulls Rivka out in time
She gives Rivka extra food to save her from starvation
Where is Hannah from?
New Rochelle
New Jersey
New Mexico
Summerville
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 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
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 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
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
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
According to Gitl, what is the Devil's arithmetic?
Adding up the murdered Jews' bodies
Adding up the # of meals they get
Adding the days the Jews stay alive
Adding the # of Nazi guards
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
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 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
What is the theme of "The Devil's Arithmetic"?
Resilience
The importance of remembering
Acceptance
All of these answers
