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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What effect does Vladek’s story about his father rescuing the pillow in 1914 have on Anja?
(a) It lifts her spirits.
(b) It convinces her that she can trust him.
(c) It reassures her.
(d) It reminds her why they must carry on.

2. How does Artie’s father characterize his relationship with women?
(a) He says that was quite shy.
(b) He says that he was deeply committed to one girl at a time.
(c) He says they were seeking him out.
(d) He says that he often toyed with them.

3. What does Artie's father chide him with, while he is telling Artie stories?
(a) Not asking enough questions
(b) Not having experienced anything like the Holocaust.
(c) Listening so passively.
(d) Dropping cigarette ash on the carpet.

4. While in the POW camp, what were the conditions under which Vladek could write home?
(a) He had to praise the Germans.
(b) He had to write in code.
(c) He had to write in German.
(d) He could not tell the truth of his condition.

5. What happened to Vladek and Anja’s first son?
(a) He died in infancy.
(b) He emigrated to Australia.
(c) He moved to Brazil.
(d) He died during the war.

6. What happens to disturb Vladek and Anja’s peace in 1939?
(a) Anja is sick.
(b) Richieu dies.
(c) Vladek is drafted.
(d) The factory burns down.

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

8. What is Anja’s involvement with her friend she "always ran to see" even after she and Vladek were married?
(a) She translates his messages into German.
(b) She helps him find houses for refugees.
(c) She brings him money for political prisoners.
(d) She helps him write political tracts.

9. What is Artie's father doing when Artie sees him again in Chapter 2?
(a) Working out.
(b) Building book shelves.
(c) Cooking.
(d) Counting pills.

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

11. Who is the friend Anja “always ran to see” even after she and Vladek were married?
(a) An old boyfriend from home.
(b) A communist from Warsaw.
(c) A childhood friend.
(d) A cousin from Berlin.

12. Who does Artie’s father say he was often compared to?
(a) Rudolph Valentino.
(b) Humphrey Bogart.
(c) Fred Astaire.
(d) John Wayne.

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

14. What does Artie say was his father’s policy regarding food?
(a) Artie was allowed to eat what he liked.
(b) Artie was required to sit through meals even if he didn’t eat anything.
(c) Artie was encouraged to be a finicky eater.
(d) Artie had to eat everything on his plate.

15. What period is covered by Chapter 1?
(a) 1930s to 1944.
(b) 1944 to 1951.
(c) 1980 to 1985.
(d) 1920s to 1930s.

Short Answer Questions

1. What medical condition does Artie's father have?

2. What starts to happen in the town where Vladek and Anja live after they've had their son?

3. In Chapter 1, why does Vladek stop hearing from Anja?

4. What are Vladek’s accommodations in the POW camp?

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

(see the answer keys)

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