2. How did Vladek’s father try to keep him out of the army?
(a) He got him an officer’s commission.
(b) He was put on a starvation diet for three months.
(c) He tried to get him a student deferment.
(d) He tried to get officers to exempt him.

3. Who does Anja’s friend get her in trouble with?
(a) Vladek.
(b) Her friend.
(c) The police.
(d) Her parents.

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

5. Where does Vladek says that he saw the swastika for the first time?
(a) Czechoslovakia.
(b) Poland.
(c) Belgium.
(d) Germany.

6. What does Anja’s teacher tell Artie's father tell about Anja?
(a) He has never known someone so refined and cultured as her.
(b) He had hoped to marry her himself.
(c) He has never seen anyone work as hard as Anja worked.
(d) He has never had a student as sensitive and intelligent as her.

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

8. What happened in the Bielsko factory while Vladek and Anja were away?
(a) There was a fire.
(b) It was robbed.
(c) There was a murder.
(d) There were labor riots

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

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

11. How was Vladek’s brother Marcus kept out of the army?
(a) He was sent to America.
(b) He was kept on a starvation diet so he would be too thin.
(c) One hand was mutilated.
(d) His teeth were pulled out.

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

13. When were Vladek and Anja married?
(a) 1936.
(b) 1934.
(c) 1937.
(d) 1935.

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

15. What wedding gift does Artie’s father say his father-in-law gave him?
(a) A gold ring.
(b) An inscribed copy of the Torah.
(c) Investments.
(d) A gold watch.