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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 was quite shy.
(c) He says that he often toyed with them.
(d) He says they were seeking him out.

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

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

4. 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 he won’t know the story until he hears it.
(c) He says that he wants to tell a personal story, not a story about the Holocaust.
(d) He says that it makes his father’s story more human.

5. How old is Art Spiegelman at the beginning of the memoir?
(a) Six or seven.
(b) Fifteen or sixteen.
(c) Three or four.
(d) Eleven or twelve.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Artie’s mother die?

2. Where do Vladek and Anja live after they are married?

3. What period is covered by Chapter 1?

4. How does Vladek characterize Anja’s family?

5. When were Vladek and Anja married?

(see the answer key)

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