Print
Word
PDF
|
| Name: _________________________ | Period: ___________________ |
This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What part of his father’s story does Artie say he wishes he knew more about?
2. Who does Vladek run into on the streets of Sosnowiec?
3. What does Artie say overwhelms him at his mother’s funeral?
4. How does the “Prisoner on the Hell Planet” differ from the rest of Maus stylistically?
5. What is the punishment for even minor violations of laws during the war?
Short Essay Questions
1. How do Vladek and his fellow prisoners make their way out of Srodula?
2. Where do Vladek and Anja stay when they return to Sosnowiec?
3. How does Vladek say family relations changed in the ghetto?
4. How did Vladek and Anja end up being deported to Auschwitz?
5. Where does Vladek say he worked in Sosnowiec?
6. How does Ilzecki save Vladek’s life?
7. Describe the contents of the “Prisoner on the Hell Planet” comic strip.
8. Describe Vladek and Anja’s disguises when they return to Sosnowiec.
9. How does Artie characterize his father’s attitude toward money in the beginning of Chapter 4?
10. How do Vladek and Anja end up staying with Mrs. Motonowa?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Assess the ending of Maus. What is your interpretation of the conclusion? What is its effect on you. What effect do you think Art Spiegelman intended it to have? Using examples from the text, describe your expectations for the conclusion of the novel.
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
During the Holocaust, the Germans described the Jews as rats, a pestilence in civilized cities. What explains Art Spiegelman’s depiction of Jews as mice, Germans as cats, and Poles as pigs? What is the effect of this characterization?
|
This section contains 932 words (approx. 4 pages at 300 words per page) |
|
