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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What plans do Anja’s family and Vladek make after the birth of Vladek and Anja’s first son?

2. What reason does Artie's father give for what he is doing in Chapter 2?

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

4. What task is Vladek given after being taken to a camp during the war?

5. Where does Vladek says that he saw the swastika for the first time?

Short Essay Questions

1. What consequences do Anja’s political activities have?

2. What two worlds are juxtaposed in the opening scene?

3. In addition to Vladek being released from the work camp during Parshas Truma, what events take place at Parshas Truma?

4. How does Artie’s father characterize himself in the time before he met Anja?

5. What does Vladek do with Artie’s jacket?

6. What doubts does Vladek have about Anja before he marries her?

7. Describe the partition of Poland under the Nazis.

8. How does Vladek get back to Sosnowiec?

9. What tasks are Vladek and his companions given at the work assignment?

10. How does Artie characterize his father’s relationship with Mala, his wife?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How would Maus be different if it were written from a female perspective? What if it were a daughter trying to get her mother’s story? What parts of the book might remain the same? What parts of the book would be completely different?

Essay Topic 2

In what ways is Maus relevant to contemporary readers? What contemporary issues are in play in the book, and how would the book contribute to contemporary discussion? Cite specific discussions from contemporary sources, and cite specific instances from the book that describe its contemporary relevance.

Essay Topic 3

How would you rewrite Maus if you were to adapt it and make it your own? What part of the book would you preserve? What part would you change? Explain your motivation for the changes you would make.

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