WorksheetsThe Devil's Arithmetic Final Test
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 35mins
What holiday is the family celebrating at the beginning of the book?
Passover
Easter
Christmas
Halloween
What is the last step of the Seder?
Opening the door for the Prophet Elijah.
Asking the four questions from the Haggadah.
Eating bitter herbs
Eating a hard-boiled egg.
When Hannah goes back in time, what country does she go back to?
Germany
United States
Denmark
Poland
Why did Chaya come to stay with Shmuel and Gitl?
Her parents died and she was sick.
She is helping with the wedding.
She is taking care of Reuven and Tzipporah.
She is waiting for her parents to get better.
What is the meaning of the word "shtetl"?
a dress
a synagogue
a small town
a wedding
In what point of view is the book written?
First person
Second person
Third person
Fourth person
What is Hannah's name when she goes back in time?
Gitl
Chaya
Fayge
Shmuel
As the Jewish villagers rode in the truck they showed their spirit by?
refusing to move.
singing.
jumping out.
talking about the Nazis.
The suitcases and clothes that belonged to Fayge's grandmother were thrown outside of a train. This might mean that her Grandmother and other villagers:
have been killed or are unable to use them.
are very nearby.
are working for the Nazis.
Didn't want to take them with them.
What is the translation of the words ARBEWIT MACH FREI at the entrance of the camp?
Work makes you strong.
Work makes you weak.
Work makes you cry.
Work makes you free.
When Rifka tells Chaya that she "organized" shoes and sweaters for them, what does she mean?
She was in charge of supplies and she assigned them to the girls.
She knew how to find the resources to share.
She is a supervisor and that is her job.
She stole them.
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.
The signal for the young children to hide in the midden when the commandant is coming is
a clucking sound made by placing the tongue against the roof of the mouth.
a sudden clapping of the hands twice.
a ringing of the camp bell three times.
none of these.
The Devil's Arithmetic is
the number of new Jews that arrive every day at the camp.
the adding and subtracting of the processed and those that are left; one more day alive.
the difference between the amount of food served and the amount left to clean up.
all of these.
In the concentration camp the word "processed" meant
admitted
served
cremated
shaved
Why was Hannah afraid of the showers?
She was embarrassed.
She thought they were gas ovens.
She didn't trust the Germans.
She thought she might get sick.
Aunt Eva's name in the past was
Chaya
Rivka
Rachel
Shifre
Grandpa Will's name in the past was
Wolfe
Rabbi Boruch
Shmuel
Knesset
In the concentration camp crematorium was called
Lilith's Cave
Hitler's Cave
Smoke House
Produce Factory
Death Sentence
The blokova's fingers were cut off when
she lost control of the zugangi.
the infection in her hands became not treatable.
she disobeyed orders from Nazis.
she tried to escape the concentration camp.
Why were Shfire, Rivka, and Esther chosen to enter Lilith's Cave?
The guard needed three more Jews to make up a full load to be efficient.
The three girls were too weak to work.
The three girls tried to escape the concentration camp.
The three girls disobeyed Nazis orders.
How did Rivka survived the concentration camp?
Hannah took Rivka's place when Rivka was chosen to go to the Lilith's Cave.
Rivka bribed Nazis with family's gold.
Rivka's job in the concentration camp was very important to Nazis, and they could not replace her.
A Nazis general fell in love with Rivka.
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.
How did Faye die?
The commandant sends her to Lilith's Cave.
She was caught in the crossfire trying to say goodbye to Schmuel.
She died in the Boxcar after they left the wedding.
She is chosen to be processed after the guards find her shoes in yard after an attempted escape.
