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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Artie say, in Chpater 1, that he wants to gather this information about Anja?
(a) He says that he wants to know his father better.
(b) He says that it makes his father’s story more human.
(c) He says that he wants to tell a personal story, not a story about the Holocaust.
(d) He says that he won’t know the story until he hears it.

2. Where does Artie's father live, in the beginning of the memoir?
(a) Berlin, Germany.
(b) Los Angeles, CA.
(c) Rego Park, NY.
(d) Warsaw, Poland.

3. How does Artie’s father characterize his relationship with women?
(a) He says that he was deeply committed to one girl at a time.
(b) He says that he often toyed with them.
(c) He says they were seeking him out.
(d) He says that was quite shy.

4. What does Anja’s closet tell Vladek about her character?
(a) She is not very tidy.
(b) She hides her messes.
(c) She has expensive tastes.
(d) She keeps things neat.

5. Whose story does Artie say, in Chapter 1, he wants to tell?
(a) His own.
(b) His father’s.
(c) The Holocaust’s.
(d) His mother’s.

Short Answer Questions

1. What wedding gift does Artie’s father say his father-in-law gave him?

2. When were Vladek and Anja married?

3. What does Vladek do to get back in touch with Anja after she stopped contacting him?

4. What period is covered by Chapter 1?

5. Who is Lucia Greenberg?

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