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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who gets arrested because of the work Anja does for her friend?
(a) Anja.
(b) Vladek.
(c) Anja’s father.
(d) Anja’s seamstress.

2. What reason does Artie's father give for what he is doing in Chapter 2?
(a) He says that it reduces his pains.
(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 his doctor requires it.

3. How does Vladek keep from being beaten when he is taken captive in the war?
(a) He gives the soldiers information about the Polish strategy.
(b) He speaks to the soldiers in German.
(c) He lays down, curled up in a ball.
(d) He offers to give the soldiers money.

4. What starts to happen in the town where Vladek and Anja live after they've had their son?
(a) Conscription of young men.
(b) Labor riots.
(c) Anti-Semitic riots.
(d) Race riots.

5. What was the outcome for the person who was arrested due to Anja's work for her friend?
(a) She died in prison.
(b) Her parents bailed her out.
(c) He was beaten and then released.
(d) She remained in prison for three months but was let go.

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

7. 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.

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

9. Who does Artie’s father say he was often compared to?
(a) Fred Astaire.
(b) Rudolph Valentino.
(c) John Wayne.
(d) Humphrey Bogart.

10. What business was Artie's father in before the war?
(a) Textiles.
(b) Sales.
(c) Manufacturing.
(d) Finance.

11. What medical condition does Artie's father have?
(a) Heart disease.
(b) Diabetes.
(c) Cancer.
(d) Emphysema.

12. How does Vladek characterize his attitude about being in the army?
(a) He was willing to kill Germans if it kept Poland free.
(b) He was anxious to prove himself a true Pole.
(c) He was opposed to violence in any form.
(d) He says that he didn’t want to shoot anyone, so he shot blindly.

13. What task is Vladek given after being taken to a camp during the war?
(a) To dig latrines.
(b) To chop wood.
(c) To dig graves.
(d) To clean out a stable.

14. What percentage of the workers stayed at the work camp, according to Vladek?
(a) 25%
(b) 60%
(c) 50%
(d) 80%

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Artie’s father describe Anja’s reaction after giving birth?

2. How does Anja’s family mend fences after the arrest she caused due to her work with her friend?

3. Where was Vladek stationed when he was in the Polish army?

4. What is Anja’s involvement with her friend she "always ran to see" even after she and Vladek were married?

5. How does Artie’s father characterize his relationship with women?

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