The Devil’s Arithmetic Ch 1-5 – Flashcards
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What is Hannah's complaint to her mother?
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She doesn't want to go to the Seder dinner for Passover at her grandparents house.
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Where do Hannah and her family travel to get to her Grandparent's house?
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New Rochelle , New York
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Why is Hannah's younger brother (Aaron) scared?
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He has to read the Four Questions from the Haggadah.
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Why was Grandpa Will so upset?
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He is watching a show on T.V. that shows footage from the Holocaust.
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Who is Hannah named after?
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Her Aunt Eva's dead friend
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What did Hannah do to try to please her Grandpa Will?
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She took a pen and wrote numbers on her arm to look like his tattoo from concentration camp.
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Why does Aunt Eva light the candles in Grandma Belle's house every holiday?
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Because she has no family or house of her own, so they try to honor her by letting her light the candles.
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What tradition does Grandpa Will let Hannah start participating in?
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Hannah is now able to toast with and drink the wine.
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What part of Passover does Aaron enjoy the most?
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hiding
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Why does the family open the door to welcome the prophet Elijah?
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To remind themselves of the times when Jews were forced to open their doors to show the Xians that they weren't practicing blood rituals.
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What happens after Hannah says "Ready or not, here I come!"?
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Hannah is transformed to another place back in time.
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What does Hannah blame the daydream-like scene on?
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The wine that she drank
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Where is Hannah and who is she with?
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Hannah is in a Polish shetl with a nice man names Shmuel and his sister, Gitl. These people call her Chaya.
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How does grandpa will react to hannah writing on her hand?
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he has a fit and start yelling at her
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When Hannah opens the door for Elijiah , what does she she see?
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she didn't see the hallway but a meadow at night
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Why did Shmeul eat breakfast?
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it is tradition for the groom to fast
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What is afikoman?
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matzoh wrapped in a cloth
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What does Aaron want to receive for winning "hide the afikoman"?
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a baseball glove
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What game does the family play during the Seder?
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hide the afikoman
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What did Grandpa Will tell her to do because she was such a generous girl?
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she could open the door to let Elijiah, the prophet, in
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What is wrong with the milk at breakfast?
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it has cream in it
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What did Hannah/Chaya find so strange in this new place?
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she could understand them even though they were speaking Yiddish
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Why didn't Hannah/Chaya have any clothes of her own?
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her clothes were burned because she was so sick with the fever
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What does Yitzchak do for a living?
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butcher
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What is Shmeul nervous about?
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getting married
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Why is Gitl not married?
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man she wanted to marry went to America three years ago
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What did Hannah think had happened?
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dreaming
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What special event is going to happen?
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a wedding
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What made Gitl so angry with Yitzchak when they were finished with breakfast?
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he left his children outside while he ate
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Why did Yitzchak arrive early on the day of the wedding?
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he said he wanted to help them get ready
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Why doesn't Gitl want to marry Yitzchak?
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she wants to marry for love not to be the mother of his children
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What do people in Hannah's dream call her?
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Chaya
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How old is Hannah?
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13
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Why is Hannah allowed to drink the wine at the Seder dinner?
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Grandpa Will says that she was old enough
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Why is Aaron excited?
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to play a game
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Where did Aaron hide the afikoman?
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in the dirty clothes hamper
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What was the real reason Hannah gave her wine to Elijiah?
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it made her feel sick
