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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. While in the POW camp, what were the conditions under which Vladek could write home?
(a) He could not tell the truth of his condition.
(b) He had to write in German.
(c) He had to write in code.
(d) He had to praise the Germans.

2. After their son is born, what do Vladek and Anja hear is going on in Germany?
(a) War.
(b) Reconciliation.
(c) A pogrom.
(d) Civil war.

3. What does Vladek do to get back in touch with Anja after she stopped contacting him?
(a) He travels to her town at the weekend.
(b) He writes her long letters.
(c) He phones until she agrees to take his call.
(d) He asks Anja’s father to intercede.

4. What period is covered by Chapter 1?
(a) 1944 to 1951.
(b) 1980 to 1985.
(c) 1930s to 1944.
(d) 1920s to 1930s.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose story does Artie say, in Chapter 1, he wants to tell?

2. How was Vladek’s brother Marcus kept out of the army?

3. What is Artie's father doing while he is telling Artie his story?

4. What happened in the Bielsko factory while Vladek and Anja were away?

5. When does Maus begin?

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