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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What criticism does Lucia make of Anja?
(a) That she is stupid.
(b) That she is demanding.
(c) That she is not good looking.
(d) That she is poor.

2. Who visits Vladek before he moves to Anja’s town?
(a) Anja’s brother.
(b) Lucia’s brother.
(c) His father.
(d) Lucia.

3. How does the process of gathering information change Artie’s relationship with his father?
(a) He starts to resent his father.
(b) He starts to relinquish his anger at his father.
(c) He starts to fight with him more often.
(d) He starts to visit more often.

4. What does Artie’s father say his father-in-law wanted to procure for him?
(a) A political appointment.
(b) Tickets to America.
(c) A textile factory.
(d) A textile shop.

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

6. What effect does Vladek’s story about his father rescuing the pillow in 1914 have on Anja?
(a) It reminds her why they must carry on.
(b) It lifts her spirits.
(c) It convinces her that she can trust him.
(d) It reassures her.

7. 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 his doctor requires it.
(c) He says that it reduces his pains.
(d) He says that it minimizes his expenses.

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

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

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

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

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

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

14. 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 has never had a student as sensitive and intelligent as her.
(c) He has never seen anyone work as hard as Anja worked.
(d) He had hoped to marry her himself.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Vladek volunteer for while in the POW camp?

2. What effect did Vladek’s shooting have in the war, during the battle before he was captured?

3. Where does Artie’s father say he lived during the Great War?

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

5. How often do Vladek and Anja see each other once Vladek’s father-in-law’s business plans for Vladek come through?

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