Devil's Arithmetic

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Make sure you've read the book before attempting to answer the questions. Print a copy of this assignment when you are finished.

Here's an excerpt to help with your review of the story.

Vocabulary Choices

1. stench 2. fraud 3. saga

4. periphery 5. persuasive 6. satchel

7. defiantly 8. contagious 9. eroded

10. Holocaust 11. exodus 12. chaos

13. lucid 14. profound 15. reluctant

16. mesmerized 17. dominant 18. simultaneously

Write the vocabulary word for each definition in the blank provided.
Remember that spelling counts!

1. boundary or outside part

2. challenging,resisting

3. suitcase or bag

4. intense or deep

5. complete confusion or disorder

6. stink

7. to wear away

8. clear minded

9. to transmit to others

10. destruction by fire

11. a mass departure

12. unwilling, hesitant

13. fake

14. a story of heroic deeds

15. winning over to a belief or action

16. controlling; above others

17. happening at the same time

18. fascinated, spell bound

Your score is out of 18.

1. stench	2. fraud	3. saga
4. periphery	5. persuasive	6. satchel
7. defiantly	8. contagious	9. eroded
10. Holocaust	11. exodus	12. chaos
13. lucid	14. profound	15. reluctant
16. mesmerized	17. dominant	18. simultaneously

1. boundary or outside part
2. challenging,resisting
3. suitcase or bag
4. intense or deep
5. complete confusion or disorder
6. stink
7. to wear away
8. clear minded
9. to transmit to others
10. destruction by fire
11. a mass departure
12. unwilling, hesitant
13. fake
14. a story of heroic deeds
15. winning over to a belief or action
16. controlling; above others
17. happening at the same time
18. fascinated, spell bound