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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What happened to Vladek and Anja’s first son?
(a) He moved to Brazil.
(b) He died in infancy.
(c) He died during the war.
(d) He emigrated to Australia.

3. What territory is Vladek’s home in, after the division of Poland?
(a) Prussia.
(b) The Protectorate.
(c) The Reich.
(d) The Russian section.

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

5. When did the war begin for Vladek?
(a) September 1, 1939.
(b) July 15, 1938.
(c) May 1, 1940.
(d) April 30, 1938.

6. Why does Vladek say his position as a Jew in Poland is less secure than his position as a prisoner of war?
(a) As a POW, at least there was food.
(b) As a Jew in Poland, he has to compete with other Jews for all his food and needs.
(c) POWs are regulated by war conventions; Jews can be killed with impunity.
(d) At home with Anja and his family, he is vulnerable on their behalf as well.

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

8. How does Anja’s family mend fences after the arrest she caused due to her work with her friend?
(a) They pay the seamstress a good amount of money.
(b) They get involved in the resistance.
(c) They turn Anja’s friend in to the police.
(d) They pay to send Anja’s friend to America.

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

10. What does Vladek dream will happen at Parshas Truma?
(a) He will be killed.
(b) His condition in the camp will improve.
(c) He will be released.
(d) He will get word to his family.

11. 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.

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

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

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

15. 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 minimizes his expenses.
(c) He says that his doctor requires it.
(d) He says that it is important for him to keep himself alive.

Short Answer Questions

1. When were Vladek and Anja married?

2. How does Vladek keep from being beaten when he is taken captive in the war?

3. What objection does Artie’s father make about the material Artie is gathering?

4. When did Vladek first serve in the army?

5. Where does Vladek says that he saw the swastika for the first time?

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