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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What complaint does Mala make about Vladek at the beginning of Chapter 6?
(a) That he is stingy.
(b) That he is violent.
(c) That he is resentful.
(d) That he is depressed.

2. What does Anja disagree with Vladek about, after they leave Mrs. Motonowa's house?
(a) Paying Mrs. Motonowa.
(b) Hiding any longer.
(c) Fleeing.
(d) Going out in public.

3. When Vladek and Artie are at the bank together, what complaint does Vladek make about Mala?
(a) He says that she always wants to return to Europe.
(b) He says that she is not clean in the house.
(c) He says that she wants his money for herself.
(d) He says that she wants to move to the South.

4. What saves Vladek when he has a heart attack on the sidewalk?
(a) An ambulance.
(b) CPR.
(c) Nitrostat.
(d) A paramedic.

5. Why does Artie say he hated helping his father around the house?
(a) Vladek would always botch the job then blame it on Artie.
(b) Vladek would ask him, and then not show up himself.
(c) Vladek never had the right tools to work with.
(d) Vladek would always criticize how he did things.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do Vladek and Anja spend the night after leaving Mrs. Motonowa’s house?

2. Where were Vladek and Anja arrested?

3. What does Vladek use for currency?

4. What does Artie say is his mission in writing about his father?

5. Why does Vladek hide his money from his in-laws?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Ilzecki save Vladek’s life?

2. Where do Vladek and Anja stay when they return to Sosnowiec?

3. Who is Haskel, and what is his position in the ghetto?

4. Describe Vladek’s first business deal after returning from the POW camp.

5. How does Art Spiegelman include Maus within the book itself?

6. What is Artie’s response to Mala’s complaints in Chapter 6?

7. What plan does Ilzecki propose to Vladek, and what is Anja’s response to this proposal?

8. How did Vladek and Anja end up being deported to Auschwitz?

9. How has the war affected the Zylberbegs morale?

10. How does Vladek say family relations changed in the ghetto?

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