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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 does Vladek say his father escaped from Russian military service?
(a) By cutting off fingers.
(b) By blinding himself.
(c) By pulling out his teeth.
(d) By fleeing to Poland.

2. Who does Artie’s father say he was often compared to?
(a) Humphrey Bogart.
(b) Fred Astaire.
(c) Rudolph Valentino.
(d) John Wayne.

3. What task is Vladek assigned to after being captured in the war?
(a) Collecting German injured and dead.
(b) Assembling tents.
(c) Ministering to injured soldiers.
(d) Digging trenches.

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

5. Who is Lucia Greenberg?
(a) The first girl Artie's father has a relationship with.
(b) Art Spiegelman’s mother.
(c) Artie's father’s friend.
(d) Artie's father’s first wife.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What period is covered by Chapter 1?

3. How does Vladek characterize Anja’s family?

4. How does Artie’s father characterize the situation for the Jews in Germany in 1937?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Vladek get back to Sosnowiec?

3. How does Anja’s family invest in Vladek’s ambitions?

4. How was Vladek kept out of the Polish army the first time, and why did he end up going into the army the next year?

5. What is life like at the sanitarium for Vladek and Anja?

6. Describe Vladek’s accommodations at the POW camp.

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

8. Describe Vladek’s experience during battle.

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

10. Describe Vladek’s dream and its meaning.

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