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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 1, why does Vladek stop hearing from Anja?

2. When were Vladek and Anja married?

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

4. What medical condition does Artie's father have?

5. How does Artie’s father describe Anja’s reaction after giving birth?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Artie characterize his father’s relationship with Mala, his wife?

2. What happens to Vladek and Anja in 1939?

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

4. What animals are people depicted as, in Maus?

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

6. Describe Vladek’s health when Artie sees him again at the beginning of Chapter 2.

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

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

9. 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?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an evaluative review of Maus. What is this book’s place in culture? What are its uses? What are its limitations?

Essay Topic 2

Most of the action of Maus takes place in Poland as Vladek recounts his experiences there, but Artie is American, and the story also takes place in Rego Park. In what way is Maus an American book?

Essay Topic 3

What character traits allow Vladek and Anja to survive the Holocaust? What character traits led others to their deaths? Was there a formula for surviving the Holocaust, or was it merely luck, who survived and who did not?

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