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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. Who ultimately takes Richieu away from the ghetto?

2. What does Artie say is Vladek’s relationship with Artie’s comic books?

3. Why do Vladek and Anja have to leave Mrs. Motonowa’s house?

4. What does Artie resent in “Prisoner on the Hell Planet”?

5. How does Artie says that his father influenced his decision to become an artist?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Art Spiegelman include Maus within the book itself?

2. What complaint does Vladek make about Mala at the bank?

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

4. What is Artie’s response to Mala’s complaints in Chapter 6?

5. How are Vladek and his fellow prisoners caught in their bunker?

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

7. What convinces Vladek and Anja to try to flee to Hungary?

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

9. What plans do Vladek and Anja make for Richieu, and what happens to him?

10. How did Vladek and Anja end up being deported to Auschwitz?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Evaluate your own reading of Maus—did you resist it, or were you compelled by the story? What does your reading tell you about yourself and your interests? Use specific examples from the book to describe yourself as a reader.

Essay Topic 2

How would you rewrite Maus if you were to adapt it and make it your own? What part of the book would you preserve? What part would you change? Explain your motivation for the changes you would make.

Essay Topic 3

Where is the climax of this book? Are there different climaxes? What questions does each climax resolve? What questions does each climax leave unanswered?

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