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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Artie's father live, in the beginning of the memoir?
(a) Los Angeles, CA.
(b) Berlin, Germany.
(c) Rego Park, NY.
(d) Warsaw, Poland.

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

3. How does Artie's father surprise Anja on their first date?
(a) By knowing her friends from school.
(b) By knowing her parents and family.
(c) By knowing many details about her.
(d) By understanding her when she speaks in English.

4. What complication was there when Art Spiegelman was born?
(a) He was premature.
(b) He was almost strangulated by the umbilical cord.
(c) He was a breach birth.
(d) He was sickly.

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

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

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

8. When did Vladek first serve in the army?
(a) At 21.
(b) At 24.
(c) At 18.
(d) At 16.

9. What tools are Vladek and his companions given to work with on his work detail?
(a) Hammers.
(b) Sledgehammers.
(c) Shovels.
(d) Saws.

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

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 strict about food and other things.
(c) He says that she was too easy on him.
(d) He says that she was too selfish to care about anyone else.

12. When does Maus begin?
(a) 1958.
(b) 1947.
(c) 1938.
(d) 1944.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Artie’s father describe Anja’s relationships before marriage?

2. What criticism does Lucia make of Anja?

3. What problem does Vladek have with his eyes?

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

5. What is Artie's father doing when Artie sees him again in Chapter 2?

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