Question 7 • ELPGEQ3 M/J Language Arts 1 - 1001010 HCPS v24
Read these lines that author Jane Yolen wrote when dedicating The Devil’s Arithmetic to her grandparents.To my Yolen grandparents, who brought their family over in the early 1900’s, second class, not steerage, and to my Berlin grandparents, who came over close to that same time and settled in Virginia. We were the lucky ones. This book is a memorial for those who were not.Read this excerpt from The Devil’s Arithmetic by Jane Yolen."All Jewish holidays are about remembering, Mama. I’m tired of remembering.”"Tired or not, you’re going with us, young lady. Grandma Will and Grandma Belle are expecting the entire family, and that means you, too. You have to remember how much family means to them. Grandma lost both her parents to the Nazis before she and her brother managed to escape. And Grandpa . . .”"I remember. I remember . . .,” Hannah whispered.
Answer
A
Yolen is grateful that her family was able to come to the United States.
B
Yolen enjoys celebrating Jewish holidays with her friends and family.
C
Yolen remembers what life was like for her family during Nazi rule.
D
Yolen thinks it is important to honor people who died in the Holocaust.