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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 1, why does Vladek stop hearing from Anja?
(a) She fell ill.
(b) She had doubts about Vladek’s integrity.
(c) She wanted to play hard to get.
(d) She got a letter from Lucia.

2. Whose story does Artie say, in Chapter 1, he wants to tell?
(a) His own.
(b) His mother’s.
(c) The Holocaust’s.
(d) His father’s.

3. When does Artie’s father say he quit school to work?
(a) Seven.
(b) Eighteen.
(c) Nine.
(d) Fourteen.

4. What objection does Artie’s father make about the material Artie is gathering?
(a) He says that it has nothing to do with Hitler.
(b) He says that it violates Anja’s memory.
(c) He says that it is private.
(d) He says that it is irrelevant.

5. What does Anja’s closet tell Vladek about her character?
(a) She keeps things neat.
(b) She hides her messes.
(c) She has expensive tastes.
(d) She is not very tidy.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Vladek characterize Anja’s family?

2. Who does Artie’s father say he was often compared to?

3. Where does Artie's father live, in the beginning of the memoir?

4. Why does Artie say, in Chpater 1, that he wants to gather this information about Anja?

5. What are the pills for, that Anja has in her bureau?

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