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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 1, why does Vladek stop hearing from Anja?
(a) She wanted to play hard to get.
(b) She fell ill.
(c) She got a letter from Lucia.
(d) She had doubts about Vladek’s integrity.

2. In Chapter 4, what does Artie urge his father to do, regarding his story?
(a) Tell him every detail.
(b) Keep his story chronologically straight.
(c) Tell him the history of each of the people he mentions.
(d) Speed up his narration.

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

4. How does Vladek say his father escaped from Russian military service?
(a) By pulling out his teeth.
(b) By blinding himself.
(c) By cutting off fingers.
(d) By fleeing to Poland.

5. What is Artie's father doing while he is telling Artie his story?
(a) Watching television.
(b) Woodwork.
(c) Riding an exercise bike.
(d) Cooking.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Anja’s teacher tell Artie's father tell about Anja?

2. Where does Artie's father live, in the beginning of the memoir?

3. What does Vladek do when his eye doctor misdiagnoses him?

4. What medical condition does Artie's father have?

5. Who is the friend Anja “always ran to see” even after she and Vladek were married?

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