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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the “Prisoner on the Hell Planet” differ from the rest of Maus stylistically?
(a) More abstract.
(b) More aesthetically beautiful.
(c) More sinister.
(d) More angular.

2. What does Vladek make a sketch of, for Artie in Chapter 5?
(a) The camps at Auschwitz.
(b) The region where Srodula was located.
(c) The bunker at the ghetto at Srodula.
(d) The layout of the ghetto at Srodula.

3. What task is Vladek assigned to after being captured in the war?
(a) Collecting German injured and dead.
(b) Ministering to injured soldiers.
(c) Digging trenches.
(d) Assembling tents.

4. What was Vladek’s chess set made of?
(a) Ivory and ebony.
(b) Plastic.
(c) Wood.
(d) Stones and bread.

5. Where was Vladek stationed when he was in the Polish army?
(a) Deep inside Poland.
(b) On the Russian frontier.
(c) At the German frontier.
(d) At the coast in the north.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did the war begin for Vladek?

2. How did Vladek end up in the army after all?

3. How does Vladek characterize his attitude about being in the army?

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

5. How does Vladek keep from being beaten when he is taken captive in the war?

(see the answer key)

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