Devil's Arithmetic Chapters 1-6 Quiz
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- 1.Where did Aaron hide the afikomen?
- A.
Under the bed
- B.
In the dirty laundry
- C.
Under Grandpa Will's chair
- D.
In a kitchen drawer
- 2.Why is Hannah upset about the breakfast Gitl served?
- A.
The bread was dark
- B.
The milk was lumpy
- C.
The coffee was black
- D.
All the above
- 3.Why didn't Hannah/Chaya have any clothes of her own?
- A.
She outgrew them
- B.
Her mother needs to make her more
- C.
They were burned
- D.
They were left at her parent's house
- 4.Who has Hannah become?
- A.
Hannah Abramowicz
- B.
Hannah Stern
- C.
Chaya Abramowicz
- D.
Chaya Shmuel
- 5.Which does not describe Hannah/Chaya's home with Gitl and Shmuel.
- A.
Onions hanging from the ceilings
- B.
A room to herself
- C.
A sink to wash from
- D.
An outhouse
- 6.Why does Hannah/Chaya like Shmuel so much?
- A.
He reminds her of her brother Aaron
- B.
He's a hard worker
- C.
He's serious
- D.
He talks about getting married
- 7.Why do Gitl and Shmuel disregard the strange comments Hannah/Chaya says?
- A.
They think she misses her family
- B.
They realize she is a child
- C.
They think she is rich
- D.
They think she is very ill
- 8.What language were Gitl and Shmuel speaking?
- A.
English
- B.
Yiddish
- C.
Jewish
- D.
Lublin
- 9.What is Shmuel nervous about?
- A.
Getting married
- B.
Being married
- C.
Caring for his new wife
- D.
Leaving Gitl and Hannah/Chaya
- 10.Hannah/Chaya's new friends think she is
- A.
Very ill
- B.
Beautiful
- C.
Poor
- D.
Rich
- 11.Who is Hannah/Chaya's second best friend?
- A.
Rachel
- B.
Rosemary
- C.
Yente
- D.
Shifre
- 12.Why did Yitzchak arrive early on the day of the wedding?
- A.
He was bringing a wedding present
- B.
He was looking forward to seeing Gitl
- C.
He wanted to help out
- D.
All the above
- 13.What do Hannah/Chaya's new friends call her?
- A.
Hannah Chaya
- B.
Lublin Chaya
- C.
Chaya Hannah
- D.
Chaya Lublin
- 14.What talent does Hannah/Chaya have in the story?
- A.
Dancing
- B.
Telling jokes
- C.
Singing
- D.
Telling stories
- 15.What word describes how Hannah/Chaya feels in her new environment.
- A.
Scared
- B.
Familiar
- C.
Happy
- D.
Angry
- 16.What happened to Chaya's parents?
- A.
Died from a sickness
- B.
Died in a fire
- C.
Moved to America
- D.
Died in the Holocaust
- 17.What wedding tradtion did Shmuel follow the morning of the wedding?
- A.
Praying
- B.
Fasting
- C.
Preparing breakfast
- D.
Visiting his bride's family
- 18.Hannah's best friend is
- A.
Rosemary
- B.
Fayge
- C.
Shifre
- D.
Rachel
- 19.He wants to marry Gitl, but she calls him a "monster".
- A.
Avrom
- B.
Schmuel
- C.
Yitzchak
- D.
Will
- 20.Who is Schmuel going to marry?
- A.
Esther
- B.
Donna
- C.
Gitl
- D.
Fayge
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