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The Devil's Arithmetic

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 32mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who is the main character?

a)

Rifka

b)

Ariel

c)

Aunt Eva

d)

Hannah

2.

What is the setting in the beginning?

a)

Poland

b)

Germany

c)

New Rochelle

d)

Delaware

3.

What type of person is Hannah in the beginning?

a)

happy

b)

indecisive

c)

excited

d)

angry

4.

What does Hannah say to prove she is rebellious?

a)

"That's cool."

b)

"Do I have to go?"

c)

"What's for dinner?"

d)

"How much would that be?"

5.

Who is Hannah with when she wakes up?

a)

Rifka

b)

Mina

c)

Rifka and Mina

d)

Ariel

6.

How do we know Hannah is confused?

a)

She asks questions.

b)

She makes silly faces.

c)

She leaves

d)

She plays the piano.

7.

Explain how Hannah changes from the beginning to the end. Include evidence (words, actions, reactions)

4 lines
8.

What happens to Hannah when she opens the door for Elijah the Prophet?

a)

She trips and falls down.

b)

She starts screaming.

c)

She gets sick.

d)

She gets pulled back in time.

9.

What does Hannah do to cheer up the other women?

a)

She makes them watch movies.

b)

She performs a comedy act.

c)

She tells them stories of the future.

d)

She bakes cupcakes for them.

10.

What does the wedding party sees upon gaining an open view of the village?

a)

Godzilla

b)

Candles on the side of the street

c)

American troops

d)

Army trucks and automobiles.

11.

How did the people from the village arrive at the camp?

a)

On horses

b)

In trains

c)

In trucks

d)

In cars

12.

What is one reason the Nazi's forced the women to cut their hair?

a)

to dehumanize them

b)

to save money on shampoo

c)

so their hair would grow in nicely

d)

to make them feel good

13.

Why did the men remove the Rabbi's wife and two children?

a)

talking back

b)

coughing

c)

typhus

d)

allergies

14.

Hannah tried to (a)   Ariel that escaping was a trap.

15.

The commander gave a reason for taking the baby. What was it?

a)

He wanted a baby of his own.

b)

Babies are useless because they cannot work.

c)

Babies are too noisy.

d)

Babies should be with other babies,

16.

Why did Hannah sacrifice herself at the end of the film?

4 lines
17.

What is "The Devil's Arithmetic"?

4 lines
18.

Hannah told the women the story of "The Wizard of Oz". How is this film similar?

4 lines
19.

How did the relationship change between Hannah and Aunt Eva?

4 lines
20.

What is the setting in the middle of the story?

a)

the tattoo parlor in the 1990s

b)

Aunt Eva's house in the 2000s

c)

a labor camp in the 1940s

d)

a train in the 1950s

21.

I liked this movie because...

a)

I learned about some history of World War II.

b)

it was interesting to see how setting drives the plot of a story.

c)

it was inspiring to see how Hannah changed.

d)

it will help me connect to future texta about the Holocaust.