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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Mala’s mother hide, that she survived living in the ghetto?
(a) In an abandoned factory.
(b) In a crawlspace.
(c) In a coal cellar.
(d) Inside a hidden closet.

2. Who visits Vladek before he moves to Anja’s town?
(a) Lucia.
(b) His father.
(c) Anja’s brother.
(d) Lucia’s brother.

3. How was Vladek’s brother Marcus kept out of the army?
(a) He was kept on a starvation diet so he would be too thin.
(b) One hand was mutilated.
(c) His teeth were pulled out.
(d) He was sent to America.

4. Why does Artie’s father say that Anja’s Uncle Herman and Aunt Helen were lucky?
(a) The could were in England when the war began.
(b) They had passed as Germans and were saved from the fighting.
(c) They were in New York when the war started.
(d) They were friends with some powerful Nazis.

5. How does Artie's father surprise Anja on their first date?
(a) By knowing her parents and family.
(b) By knowing her friends from school.
(c) By knowing many details about her.
(d) By understanding her when she speaks in English.

Short Answer Questions

1. What period is covered by Chapter 1?

2. How does Vladek say his father escaped from Russian military service?

3. What does Vladek dream will happen at Parshas Truma?

4. What happened to Vladek’s Bielsko factory during the war?

5. How much training does Vladek say he got in the Polish army?

(see the answer key)

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