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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Vladek hide his money from his in-laws?
(a) He doesn’t want to draw attention to his success in the market.
(b) He knows they will just spend it.
(c) He wants to plan his escape from Poland.
(d) He does not trust them.

2. How does Artie describe the relationship between his father and Anja?
(a) They are a good team.
(b) They are like brother and sister.
(c) They don’t get along.
(d) They are affectionate like lovers.

3. Where do Vladek and Anja live after they are married?
(a) In an apartment building owned by Anja’s father.
(b) In a house Vladek buys.
(c) In a rented studio.
(d) In Anja’s family’s house.

4. What is the punishment for even minor violations of laws during the war?
(a) Being sent to a work camp.
(b) Imprisonment.
(c) Public shaming.
(d) Death.

5. What does Vladek find out is the problem with his in-laws’ family’s finance during the war?
(a) They have lost their factories, but they are still living like they did before the war.
(b) They have to pay so much to bribe German soldiers that there is hardly enough to live on.
(c) The cost of things has risen so high that they cannot maintain their lifestyle.
(d) Their taxes have been raised so high that they are making textiles at a loss.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Artie’s father describe Anja’s reaction after giving birth?

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

3. How does Vladek avoid trouble at Modrezejowska Street?

4. In Chapter 1, why does Vladek stop hearing from Anja?

5. What was Vladek’s chess set made of?

(see the answer key)

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