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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Artie say was his father’s policy regarding food?
(a) Artie was encouraged to be a finicky eater.
(b) Artie was allowed to eat what he liked.
(c) Artie was required to sit through meals even if he didn’t eat anything.
(d) Artie had to eat everything on his plate.

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

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

4. When does Artie’s father say he quit school to work?
(a) Nine.
(b) Seven.
(c) Eighteen.
(d) Fourteen.

5. What does Artie's father chide him with, while he is telling Artie stories?
(a) Not having experienced anything like the Holocaust.
(b) Not asking enough questions
(c) Dropping cigarette ash on the carpet.
(d) Listening so passively.

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

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 fell ill.
(d) She got a letter from Lucia.

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

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

10. How does Artie characterize his father’s relationship with Mala?
(a) Supportive.
(b) Indifferent.
(c) Affectionate.
(d) Critical.

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

12. What does Vladek volunteer for while in the POW camp?
(a) The German Army.
(b) An industrial job.
(c) An office job.
(d) A work detail.

13. How often do Vladek and Anja see each other once Vladek’s father-in-law’s business plans for Vladek come through?
(a) Every other week.
(b) Irregularly.
(c) Every month.
(d) Every six months.

14. What is Artie's father doing when Artie sees him again in Chapter 2?
(a) Counting pills.
(b) Building book shelves.
(c) Cooking.
(d) Working out.

15. 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) Her parents bailed her out.
(c) She died in prison.
(d) He was beaten and then released.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What business was Artie's father in before the war?

3. How did Artie’s mother die?

4. What is the age difference between Artie's father and Anja?

5. What work are Vladek and his fellows given for their work detail?

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