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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Artie's father live, in the beginning of the memoir?
(a) Warsaw, Poland.
(b) Rego Park, NY.
(c) Berlin, Germany.
(d) Los Angeles, CA.

2. When does Maus begin?
(a) 1947.
(b) 1944.
(c) 1958.
(d) 1938.

3. How did Artie’s mother die?
(a) Heart attack.
(b) Pneumonia.
(c) Suicide.
(d) She died in the Holocaust.

4. How old is Art Spiegelman at the beginning of the memoir?
(a) Eleven or twelve.
(b) Six or seven.
(c) Fifteen or sixteen.
(d) Three or four.

5. What criticism does Lucia make of Anja?
(a) That she is poor.
(b) That she is stupid.
(c) That she is demanding.
(d) That she is not good looking.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Artie’s father characterize his relationship with women?

2. What is the age difference between Artie's father and Anja?

3. Where do Vladek and Anja live after they are married?

4. Who visits Vladek before he moves to Anja’s town?

5. What experience does Art Spiegelman’s father contrast with Art’s experience of his friends skating away when his skate broke?

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