The Complete Maus Test | Final Test - Hard

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 136 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

The Complete Maus Test | Final Test - Hard

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 136 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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. How many people were living in Vladek’s father-in-law’s household?

2. Why do Vladek and Anja have to leave Mrs. Motonowa’s house?

3. In what way does Mala say Vladek is unique among people she knew from the camps?

4. Where does Vladek say he made a bunker in the second house he lived in at Srodula?

5. What happened to Nahum Cohn, and Jews who did business without coupons?

Short Essay Questions

1. What kind of reception do Vladek and Anja get when they inquire with Mrs. Kawka about hiding with her?

2. How does Ilzecki save Vladek’s life?

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

4. Where does Vladek say he worked in Sosnowiec?

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

6. How do Vladek and Anja end up staying with Mrs. Motonowa?

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

8. What plans do Vladek and Anja make for Richieu, and what happens to him?

9. What does Artie learn from Vladek about Anja’s journals?

10. How does Vladek acquire new skills in Sosnowiec?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What parts of Maus do you think would be applicable to any traumatic experience? Describe the aspects of Art Spiegelman’s book that could be universalized. Which parts could not be?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Most of the action of Maus takes place in Poland as Vladek recounts his experiences there, but Artie is American, and the story also takes place in Rego Park. In what way is Maus an American book?

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