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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where does Artie’s father say he lived during the Great War?
(a) In Germany.
(b) In England.
(c) In Russia.
(d) In Poland.

3. What does Vladek do to get back in touch with Anja after she stopped contacting him?
(a) He writes her long letters.
(b) He asks Anja’s father to intercede.
(c) He travels to her town at the weekend.
(d) He phones until she agrees to take his call.

4. What was Vladek’s chess set made of?
(a) Stones and bread.
(b) Wood.
(c) Plastic.
(d) Ivory and ebony.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What period is covered by Chapter 1?

3. What does Artie say was his father’s policy regarding food?

4. What task is Vladek given after being taken to a camp during the war?

5. Who does Anja’s friend get her in trouble with?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Vladek’s experience during battle.

2. Describe the partition of Poland under the Nazis.

3. In addition to Vladek being released from the work camp during Parshas Truma, what events take place at Parshas Truma?

4. Describe Vladek’s dream and its meaning.

5. How does Artie’s father characterize himself in the time before he met Anja?

6. How does Vladek get back to Sosnowiec?

7. What tasks are Vladek and the other prisoners given after the battle?

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

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

10. What consequences do Anja’s political activities have?

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