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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 Vladek insult Artie without meaning to?
(a) He takes Artie’s money to save it for him.
(b) He chastises him like a child about the ash from his cigarettes.
(c) He throws out his coat.
(d) He refuses to let Artie get up until he has eaten all of his food.

2. What are Vladek’s accommodations in the POW camp?
(a) Dormitories.
(b) Unheated shacks.
(c) Heated cabins.
(d) Unheated tents.

3. What does Artie’s father say happens if he does not pedal on his exercise bike?
(a) He gets leg cramps.
(b) He loses feeling in his toes.
(c) He gets short of breath.
(d) His heart gets weak.

4. What effect does Vladek’s story about his father rescuing the pillow in 1914 have on Anja?
(a) It convinces her that she can trust him.
(b) It reminds her why they must carry on.
(c) It lifts her spirits.
(d) It reassures her.

5. How does Vladek keep from being beaten when he is taken captive in the war?
(a) He offers to give the soldiers money.
(b) He gives the soldiers information about the Polish strategy.
(c) He lays down, curled up in a ball.
(d) He speaks to the soldiers in German.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Artie’s father say his home was like when he returned from the POW camp?

2. Where did Artie's father meet Anja?

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

4. What does Artie's father chide him with, while he is telling Artie stories?

5. When Vladek and Artie are at the bank together, what complaint does Vladek make about Mala?

(see the answer key)

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