The Last of Devil's Arithmetic: Chapters 18 & 19 and the Epilogue

Today we discussed Chapters 16 & 17.

Next we you began on your homework:
Chapters 18-19 and the Epilogue (the questions are below).  I will collect Chapters 15-Epilogue tomorrow.
Chapter 18

• Commandant Breuer has gathered 5 men.  Why?  Whom does Chaya recognize?
• What “extras” does Breuer say his “pets” receive that other transports to not receive?
• What does Fayge shout to Shmuel?
• Summarize what Hannah tell the other girls about the future?  Include the message Hannah wants them to remember.
• The 4 girls are divided.  3 of them go one way and the last one goes away by herself.  Where do the 3 go?  Who leads them and what does she start to tell them?  Who goes away on her own?

Chapter 19

• Hannah opens her eyes and sees...?
• Hannah sits next to Aunt Eva at the table.  What does Hannah stare at?  Summarize the conversation between Hannah and Aunt Eva.  What is Hannah’s last line?

EPILOGUE

• The epilogue is created to give us, the readers, an answer to some of the questions we are left with in the story.
• What did Chaya do for Rivka?
• What happened to Gitl and Yitzchak?  What important positions did Gitl and Yitzchak take on after being in the camps?

Devil's Arithmetic Chapters 16-17

Here are the questions we worked on today after discussing and collecting Chapters 13-15.

Chapter 16

• What essentially is the Devil’s Arithmetic?
• Explain why the blokova lose 3 fingers?
• Summarize the conversation Rivka has with Chaya about whose fault it is that people are dying in the camps.
• “There will be times when he will surround you with walls of darkness. But..." Finish this very inspiring quote.

Chapter 17

• What information does Gitl confide in Chaya with?
• What important character does not get involved in the plan?  What is her reason?
• Summarize what happens with the plan.

Devil's Arithmetic: Chapter 15

Today we had a shortened hour due to Mass.  We had time to correct your answers from Chapters 13 & 14.  Next I gave you Chapter 15 questions to complete for tomorrow.

I WILL BE COLLECTING THESE QUESTIONS, 13-15 TOMORROW!  Make sure you complete all of them!

Devil’s Arithmetic
Chapter 15

• What does Rivka do to help when the Commandant comes?  Whom is she helping?
• What does Chaya do to help?
• What did their meals consist of?
• List at least 5 jobs the prisoners in the camp had?  Where was Chaya sent to work?
• What does the phrase “a nemer iz nishtkeyn geber” mean?
• Why were the people chosen at the end of Chapter 15?
• Why must the girls not use the word death or killed, but instead say chosen or processed?
• INFER: Why is becoming harder for Hannah to remember her modern life in New York?
• What happened to Rabbi Boruch, Fayge’s father?

Devil's Arithmetic Chapters 13 & 14

Today you took a friend's quiz.  I hope you enjoyed it!

Afterward you picked up the following questions for chapters 13 & 14 which are due tomorrow!

Devil’s Arithmetic
Chapter 13 & 14

• What does the German word “schnell” mean?
• Why does Gitl slap Chaya for for touching little Tzipporah?
• Chaya meets an important new girl in the camp.  What is her name?  Explain (do NOT list) some important things she does for Chaya and others throughout chapters 13 & 14.
• What rules do the girls have to follow in order to stay alive?
• What does it mean when Rivka says she “organizes”?
• Who is Commandant Breuer and what is he in charge of doing?
• What is Chaya’s number and what does she say it stands for?

Devil's Arithmetic Chapters 12 & 13

Today I collected questions from chapters 8 & 9 and the summaries from Ch. 10 & 11.

Then I gave you time to complete the next assignment:
Reading chapters 12 & 13 and writing a short quiz!
Here are the quiz requirements.  You must have:

• A Matching section: at least 5 questions
• A Fill in the Blank section: at least 5 questions
• 1 short answer question: that would take at least 3-5 sentences to answer.
• a spot that says CREATED BY (with your name after it so I can give you credit!)

On a separate sheet you MUST create and answer key.

Some of the questions MUST be about chapters 12 & 13 specifically so I know you completed the reading.  The remaining questions can be about anything from chapters 1-13.

On Monday you will swap your quiz with someone else and they will take it!

Illegible quizzes will receive NO CREDIT!  If you think your handwriting may be tricky to read, PLEASE TYPE IT!

You may also go above and beyond!  Examples: make a word bank for the fill in the blank questions, give an extra credit question, decorate the test, bring in a small treat if your student does well on the test!  Or think of your own special way to do more!

You will receive a homework grade for completing the test for your student and you will receive a participation grade for taking someone else's test.

Devil's Arithmetic QUEST taken & new chapters to read!

Today you took the Devil's Arithmetic Quest.

After you were finished, you handed in Chapters 6-7 questions.

Finally you picked up your homework:
Chapter 8 & 9 questions/reading

Devil’s Arithmetic
Chapter 8

• According to Fayge, what can Chaya expect a lot of at the wedding?
• What does Chaya tell Fayge that sets her at ease?
• What village is Fayge from?
• By researching AND using the context of the book, what is a shul?
• Infer from the reading:
• Army trucks are in front of the shul; the badchan says, “I see the Angel of Death,” what do you think is happening?  Who are these people in the trucks?
• What year is it on the Jewish calendar?  The Christian calendar?
• Chaya tells everyone of the pending danger.  Summarize how does the Rabbi, Reb Boruch, respond?

Chapter 9

• For what reason does the colonel tell the Rabbi and the rest of the Jewish people before the shul they must go with them in the trucks?
• The badchan truly understands what is going on and mutters a few key, figurative phrases about the evil that is going on.  Jot down three of them.
• Why does the Rabbi comply with the orders?

Devil's Arithmetic QUEST taken & new chapters to read!

Today you took the Devil's Arithmetic Quest.

After you were finished, you handed in Chapters 6-7 questions.

Finally you picked up your homework:
Chapter 8 & 9 questions/reading

Devil’s Arithmetic
Chapter 8

• According to Fayge, what can Chaya expect a lot of at the wedding?
• What does Chaya tell Fayge that sets her at ease?
• What village is Fayge from?
• By researching AND using the context of the book, what is a shul?
• Infer from the reading:
• Army trucks are in front of the shul; the badchan says, “I see the Angel of Death,” what do you think is happening?  Who are these people in the trucks?
• What year is it on the Jewish calendar?  The Christian calendar?
• Chaya tells everyone of the pending danger.  Summarize how does the Rabbi, Reb Boruch, respond?

Chapter 9

• For what reason does the colonel tell the Rabbi and the rest of the Jewish people before the shul they must go with them in the trucks?
• The badchan truly understands what is going on and mutters a few key, figurative phrases about the evil that is going on.  Jot down three of them.
• Why does the Rabbi comply with the orders?