The Devil's Arithmetic

1. What is Hannah’s attitude toward the Passover Seder? Give 2 statements from the book to support your answer.

1. What is Hannah’s attitude toward the Passover Seder? Give 2 statements from the book to support your answer.

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Hannah does not want to attend the Passover Seder. She finds it boring and dislikes that she and her brother are the only children (young people) there.

And I don't want to go to the Seder. Aaron and I will be the only kids there and everyone will say how much we've grown even though they just saw us last month. And, besides, the punch lines of all the jokes will be in Yiddish."

Hannah also notes that she is tired of remembering..... of hearing the stories, the fear, and the anger.

"Passover isn't about eating, Hannah," her mother began at last, sighing and pushing her fingers up through her silver-streaked hair; "You could have fooled me," Hannah muttered. "It's about remembering." "All Jewish holidays are about remembering, Mama. I'm tired of remembering."

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The Devil's Arithmetic