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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. What saves Vladek when he has a heart attack on the sidewalk?
(a) Nitrostat.
(b) An ambulance.
(c) CPR.
(d) A paramedic.

2. Who were the guards at Srodula?
(a) Russian soldiers.
(b) German soldiers.
(c) Jews with sticks.
(d) Polish soldiers.

3. What complaint does Mala make about Vladek at the beginning of Chapter 6?
(a) That he is violent.
(b) That he is stingy.
(c) That he is depressed.
(d) That he is resentful.

4. Where are Vladek and Anja reunited?
(a) In the prison.
(b) In the truck to Auschwitz.
(c) At Auschwitz.
(d) After Auschwitz.

5. What does Artie’s father say Anja was doing during their time in the ghetto?
(a) Housework, and writing in her journal.
(b) Taking care of neighborhood children.
(c) Researching methods of escape.
(d) Selling things on the black market.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Artie say is his mission in writing about his father?

2. What does Artie say overwhelms him at his mother’s funeral?

3. What do Vladek’s fellow prisoners pay him with, for his help?

4. Who found Artie’s mother’s body?

5. Why does Vladek hide his money from his in-laws?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was life like among the Zylberbergs after Vladek returned from the POW camp?

2. Describe Vladek’s first business deal after returning from the POW camp.

3. Why is Mala at her wit’s end in the beginning of Chapter 6?

4. What does Artie learn from Vladek about Anja’s journals?

5. Describe Vladek and Anja’s disguises when they return to Sosnowiec.

6. Where do Vladek and Anja stay when they return to Sosnowiec?

7. How do Vladek and Anja end up staying with Mrs. Motonowa?

8. How does Artie get out of helping his father fix the roof?

9. Where do Vladek and his fellow prisoners go after leaving Srodula?

10. What plan does Ilzecki propose to Vladek, and what is Anja’s response to this proposal?

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