USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -He would have put the children into the factory to work. What happened to the blokova after the attempted escape? She had another finger cut off. She was executed with the captured prisoners.

Detailed explanation-2: -For what did the blokova lose her third finger? She lost her finger because she is suppose to keep the Jews in line but Gitl and Shmuel tried to escape. That meant she had to get her finger cut off.

Detailed explanation-3: -Uncle Shmuel and some other men try to escape; the men are caught and then shot as everyone watches. Fayge, who was going to be married to Shmuel, is killed because she runs to Shmuel when he is about to be shot with the men that were caught.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Devil’s Arithmetic is considered historical fiction. While it is based on historical events during of World War II, the characters are fictional. Jane Yolen’s novel has many characters and scenes that describe thousands of people.

Detailed explanation-5: -That night, Gitl whispers to Hannah that the adults have a plan to escape, but she gives Hannah no details, except that the men are involved, too. For a number of days, nothing happens, but then Gitl awakens Hannah in the night. She gives Hannah a pair of shoes and takes her to the door.