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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. Where did the Zylberberg family go on January 1, 1942?
(a) A smaller apartment.
(b) A factory.
(c) A concentration camp.
(d) A work camp.

2. Why does Vladek hide his money from his in-laws?
(a) He knows they will just spend it.
(b) He does not trust them.
(c) He wants to plan his escape from Poland.
(d) He doesn’t want to draw attention to his success in the market.

3. In what way does Mala say Vladek is unique among people she knew from the camps?
(a) No one else is so generous.
(b) No one else is so cheap.
(c) No one else is so sulky.
(d) No one else is so manipulative.

4. Where does Vladek take refuge as Srodula is liquidated?
(a) In the latrine.
(b) In an underground bunker.
(c) Beneath the German officers’ quarters.
(d) In a bunker inside a pile of shoes.

5. What offer does Ilzecki make to Vladek, as described in Chapter 4?
(a) He offers to get Vladek a job in a factory.
(b) He offers to help Vladek return to his factory in Bielsko.
(c) He offers to send Richieu away for safekeeping.
(d) He offers to smuggle Vladek and his wife out of Poland.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Artie say he hated helping his father around the house?

2. How does Mrs. Motonowa get Vladek and Anja to her house?

3. What is Artie's father’s response when Artie says that he should hire someone to fix the broken item in Chapter 4?

4. What wakes Artie up at the beginning of Chapter 5?

5. What does Vladek make a sketch of, for Artie in Chapter 5?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Vladek find when he goes out to reconnoitre Sosonwiec while Anja hides?

3. How does Vladek acquire new skills in Sosnowiec?

4. How do Vladek and his fellow prisoners make their way out of Srodula?

5. What complaint does Vladek make about Mala at the bank?

6. How has the war affected the Zylberbegs morale?

7. How is the “Prisoner on the Hell Planet” different from the rest of Maus?

8. How does Artie characterize his father’s attitude toward money in the beginning of Chapter 4?

9. Where do Vladek and his fellow prisoners go after leaving Srodula?

10. Describe Vladek and Anja’s disguises when they return to Sosnowiec.

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