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The Devil’s Arithmetic Study Guide
Chapters 1-4
1) What is Hannah’s complaint to her mother?
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2) Where do Hannah and her family travel to get to her grandparents?
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3) Why was Hannah’s brother scared? ______________________________________________________________________________
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4) For whom is Hannah named? -______________________________________________________________________________
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5) What has Grandpa Will so upset?
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6) When Hannah was younger, what did she do that she thought would please her Grandpa Will?
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7) Why does Aunt Eva light the candles in Grandma Belle’s house every holiday?
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8) Grandfather Will decided that Hannah is old enough to participate in what holiday tradition?
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9) What part of the ceremony does Hannah’s younger brother Aaron enjoy the most? ______________________________________________________________________________
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10) Why does the family open the door to admit the prophet Elijah?
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11) What happens after Hannah opens the door and says “Ready or not, here I come?”
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12) One what does Hannah blame this daydream-like scene?
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13) Where is Hannah and with whom?
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