Devil's Arithmetic 2/25/16

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Why was Rachel exited about meeting Chaya?

Chaya was from the city

Contrast the ways in which Gitl and Fayge adapted to life in the conversation camp. Which of the two do you think would be more likely to survive?

Gitl doesn't show feelings, Fayge try's not to, Gitl will survive because she follows the Nazis orders

Why do you think Hannah felt that "thinking was dangerous" in this place?

Hannah would be depressed

Drone

a low continuous humming sound

Discernible

able to be perceived or recognized

Affirmation

affirming something

Orchestrated

arrange or direct the situation

Muster

assemble (troops)

Arbitrary

based on random choice

Periphery

boundary line; surrounding space

Garish

bright and showy

Desecrate

dishonor; defile

Dissipating

disperse or scater

Temporarily

during a limited time

Lucid

easy to understand

Bellowing

emit a deep loud roar

Crematoria

furnaces for burning bodies

Ominous

giving the impression that something bad is going to happen

How did the Rabbi react to Hannah's warning about the Nazis?

he didn't believe her

Prominent

highly noticeable; favorably known

Mesmerized

hypnotized

Eternity

infinite time; forever

Fervor

intense and passionate feeling

How did the Rabbi interpret the sign over the gate leading into the camp?

it meant that work makes freedom and they weren't afraid to work

Why did Gitl become upset when Hannah went to brush the fly off Tzipporah's cheek?

it shows that she had feelings and she was dead

Why didn't Hannah dare turn around to look at the men getting into line behind them?

it was a reminder she was next

Protruding

jutting out

Timidly

lack of self-confidence

Rummaged

looked through

Billeted

loved military personnel

Dour

mad or unhappy

What was the role of the shadchan in the village? What role did the badchan play at the wedding?

matchmake, intertain

Dominant

more powerful

What kinds of stories did Hannah tell the girls? How did they respond to her stories? What did this reveal about the girls?

movies and fairy tales she has seen/watched, they thought they were cool, they didn't get a good knowledge and were poor

These chapters give a colorful description of the prelude to a Jewish wedding in a country village in Poland. What are some of the customs and rituals that are described? Compare and contrast them to a wedding that might take place in your community.

no shadchan, yes with the badchan

Do you think the Jews really believed they were being "resettled"? Why do you think they continued to believe they had a future despite what was happening to them?

no, they wanted to believe

Unwarranted

not authorized

Indecipherable

not easy to understand

Uninflected

not varying in pitch or tone

Why were the girls surprised when Hannah told them she went to school?

only boys went to school where they lived

Unadorned

plain

Vivid

producing powerful feelings

Tremulous

quivering; fearful

What "government policy" did the villagers have to enforce?

relocating

How did Hannah respond when Rachel declared she would be her best friend?

she already had a best friend but Rachel could be her second

Why did Hannah regret not telling Rachel she would be her best friend?

she died

What deformity did Hannah notice about the woman in the blue dress who gave the orders? How do you think this had happened to her?

she had three fingers, she was a Jew

How were Hannah's feelings about her home and the Seder changing?

she realized what her family went through

Why do you think Hannah gave an "involuntary shudder" when she saw the army trucks and old-fashioned cars in Viosk?

she remembered the old photos on the t.v.

Why did the woman force Hannah to hand over the blue ribbons in her hand?

she wanted them and was higher class

Why was Hannah relieved when cold water came out of the showered?

she was worried it was going to be gas

Why do you think the Nazi soldiers shaved the heads of all the prisoners and tattooed numbers on their arms?

so no lice spreads, so the Nazis could identify the Jews

When the badchan saw the Nazi soldiers, he said "I see the malach ha-mavis. I see the Angel of Death." What do you think he meant by this? How do you think his comments might foreshadow events to come later in the book?

that it was bad and it was going to lead to death

What do you think the badchan meant when he uttered "Better the fox to guard the hens and the wolves to guard the sheep."

the Nazis are stronger

What do you think the badchan meant when he uttered "The snake smiles but shows no teeth."

the Nazis were creating an act

How did Shmuel explain Hannah's confusion with time and place?

the sickness

How did Fayge and Gitl respond to Hannah's warning about the concentration camps?

they did not believe her

How did the Rabbi try to calm the fears of the people in the boxcar after they heard stories of atrocities committed against the Jews?

they were in Gods hands and rumors

Why was Hannah revolted by the clothes in the pile for the Jewish inmates? What did this suggest about the orgin of the clothes?

they were old clothes, they were old Jews clothes

How did Shmuel reassure Fayge?

they're were going to get married by her Rabbi no matter what

Why did Gitl make Hannah promise not to cry?

to show they were strong

Abrupt

very sudden and not expected

Hannah finds that she is no longer Hannah, but Chaya, which means "life" in Hebrew. What significance do you think this name might have, given the setting of this book?

you have to remember the past, present, and future of life


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