Devil's Arithmetic Study Guide
Who is Irena Sendler? (3 facts)
1) Rescued 2,500 Jews 2) she was 98 years old when she died 3) In 2007 she got a noble peace prize
What was WW2/the Holocaust about?
A genocide of Jews and innocent people, 6 million Jews, 11-12 million total people were killed
Who were the blokova?
A girl Jew in charge of other Jews in the camps
Why did the children take their clothes off before they went into the midden?
Because their clothes would get super dirty and smelly if they kept them on.
Gitl
Chaya's aunt
Rachel
Chaya's friend
Shmuel
Chaya's uncle
The guard had to pick three Jews to make up a full load to go to the oven. Who did he Choose?
Esther, Shifre, Rivka
Where did WW2/the Holocaust start?
Germany
Chaya
Hannah's Jewish self (Hannah's Holocaust version) main character
What did the commandant mean when he said that all children belong with their mothers, and he would make sure Reuven would be with his?
He was going to make sure Reuven will die
What is ironic about the meaning of Chaya?
Her name means life but she was sent to a death camp & she lived after being "dead"
Who started WW2/the Holocaust?
Hitler-wanted all Jews and anyone who didn't fit his perfect race to die
How has Hannah changed from the beginning to the end of the book?
In the beginning she was very unaware of the Holocaust and at the end she knew all about it and understood how her Aunt Eva and Grandpa Will feel
Why was Hannah/Chaya so afraid to go into Lilith's Cave?
It was a gas chamber, so she was afraid to die
What did Chaya/Hannah find when she walked into Lilith's Cave?
It was the floor to her apartment
Why is WW2/the Holocaust so important to learn about?
It was very tragic, and really shows how cruel man kind can really be
What does Chaya's name mean?
Life
What happened to Rachel while being transported from the village to the concentration camp? How did it happen?
Rachel died. She always had a breathing problem and it killed her.
Tzipporah
Reuven's sister, Yitzchak's daughter, little girl that died in her sleep with her thumb in her mouth
Who is Aunt Eva in the camp?
Rivka
Wolfe
Rivka's brother, aka Grandpa Will to Hannah, survived the Holocaust
What word were the prisoners told that they better know and understand quickly?
Schnell
What did Rivka mean when she "organized" things?
She was stealing things
Fayge
Shmuel's bride to be
Reuven
Tzipporah's brother, Yitzchak's son
What horrible things were done to the women on their first day?
Undress in front of everyone, get their heads shaved, and were given numbers on their arms.
When did WW2/the Holocaust start & end?
WW2-September 1, 1939-September 2, 1945 Holocaust-January 30, 1933-May 8, 1945
How can we learn from this?
We can learn all about how it happened and what led up to it so that we can make sure it never happens again
What does ARBEIT MACHT FREI mean?
Work makes you free
Rivka
aka Aunt Eva, Chaya's friend, Wolfe's sister, she survived the Holocaust
What was processing?
cremation
Hannah
main character, from the future, is Chaya's future self
What are prisoners who choose to give up and determine life is not worth fighting for called?
musselmen
What does Holocaust mean?
sacrifice by fire
