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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens to disturb Vladek and Anja’s peace in 1939?
(a) Anja is sick.
(b) Vladek is drafted.
(c) Richieu dies.
(d) The factory burns down.

2. What reason does Artie's father give for what he is doing in Chapter 2?
(a) He says that it minimizes his expenses.
(b) He says that it reduces his pains.
(c) He says that his doctor requires it.
(d) He says that it is important for him to keep himself alive.

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

4. What problem does Vladek have with his eyes?
(a) He has one glass eye, and cataracts in the other.
(b) He has glaucoma in both eyes.
(c) He has macular degeneration in both eyes.
(d) He has ruptured blood vessels in his eyes, and has reduced vision.

5. What was Vladek’s chess set made of?
(a) Wood.
(b) Ivory and ebony.
(c) Stones and bread.
(d) Plastic.

6. What does Artie say was his father’s policy regarding food?
(a) Artie had to eat everything on his plate.
(b) Artie was encouraged to be a finicky eater.
(c) Artie was required to sit through meals even if he didn’t eat anything.
(d) Artie was allowed to eat what he liked.

7. What is Artie's father doing while he is telling Artie his story?
(a) Riding an exercise bike.
(b) Cooking.
(c) Watching television.
(d) Woodwork.

8. How does Vladek characterize Anja’s family?
(a) Poor workers.
(b) Millionaires.
(c) Merchants.
(d) Trades people.

9. What are the pills for, that Anja has in her bureau?
(a) Depression.
(b) Tuberculosis.
(c) Diabetes.
(d) Nervousness.

10. How does Vladek say his father escaped from Russian military service?
(a) By fleeing to Poland.
(b) By pulling out his teeth.
(c) By blinding himself.
(d) By cutting off fingers.

11. How does Artie’s father characterize Anja’s relationship with Artie?
(a) He says that she loved her son more than she loved her husband.
(b) He says that she was too easy on him.
(c) He says that she was too selfish to care about anyone else.
(d) He says that she was too strict about food and other things.

12. Where did Artie's father meet Anja?
(a) During a visit to his family.
(b) In a library.
(c) At the factory where he worked.
(d) In a park.

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

14. Who is the friend Anja “always ran to see” even after she and Vladek were married?
(a) A cousin from Berlin.
(b) An old boyfriend from home.
(c) A childhood friend.
(d) A communist from Warsaw.

15. In Chapter 1, why does Vladek stop hearing from Anja?
(a) She wanted to play hard to get.
(b) She had doubts about Vladek’s integrity.
(c) She got a letter from Lucia.
(d) She fell ill.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the age difference between Artie's father and Anja?

2. When did the war begin for Vladek?

3. What medical condition does Artie's father have?

4. What does Vladek say was his reaction to someone getting arrested because of the work Anja did for her friend during the war time?

5. How does Artie describe the relationship between his father and Anja?

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