View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How does Artie describe the relationship between his father and Anja?
(a) They are affectionate like lovers.
(b) They are like brother and sister.
(c) They don’t get along.
(d) They are a good team.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Artie's father live, in the beginning of the memoir?

2. How does Vladek say his father escaped from Russian military service?

3. Who does Artie’s father say he was often compared to?

4. How does Vladek characterize Anja’s family?

5. When did the war begin for Vladek?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is it that Vladek comes to know English?

2. What happens to Vladek and Anja in 1939?

3. What news greets Vladek and Anja when they return from Czechoslovakia to Poland?

4. What effect does the birth of Richieu have on Vladek and Anja?

5. What is Anja’s involvement in the politics in Czechoslovakia?

6. What doubts does Vladek have about Anja before he marries her?

7. What political news do Vladek and Anja hear on their way to Czechoslovakia?

8. What does Vladek do with Artie’s jacket?

9. Describe Vladek’s relationship with Lucia Greenberg, as described in Chapter 1.

10. What problems does Artie's father have with his eyes?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 850 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample