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The Devil's Arithmetic: Chapters 7-9
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What did Hannah/Chaya tell Fayge that made her feel better about getting married?
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What surprised Hannah/Chaya about Fayge?
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What did the Nazis tell the people they had to do?
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Why did Hannah/Chaya get to ride in the wedding wagon?
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What was the first clue that the Nazis were lying about what was going to happen?
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What did the badchan remind Hannah/Chaya of?
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What did the badchan mean when he said he saw the Angel of Death?
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What instrument did Hannah/Chaya try to learn to play with little success?
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Why didn't the people believe Hannah when she tried to warn them about the Nazis?
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What changed the tone of the wedding party?
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What did the badchan's mentioning of the Angel of Death do to Hannah/Chaya?
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What could Hannah/Chaya do that impressed the other girls so much?
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The Devil's Arithmetic: Chapters 7-9
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1. She told her that Shmeul was also nervous about getting married.
2. Her hands were large and had calluses on them.
3. resettle in a community closer to the city
4. because Chaya had been ill with the fever
5. There was no room in the trucks for the people to sit down, and they didn't stop for food or water.
6. a court jester
7. He felt that the men waiting for them in front of the church were a threat to them.
8. the violin
9. They couldn't wrap their minds around such a horrible event as the killing of six million Jews.
10. When they got to Viosk, there were cars in front of the shul.
11. She remembered that her grandfather used to talk about the Angel of Death when talking about the
Nazis and the tattoo on his arm from the concentration camps.
12. tell really good stories